Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of “betraying” the Jats of Delhi over the issue of reservation. File
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday (January 13, 2025) accused the BJP of “betraying” the Jats of Delhi over the issue of reservation, asking the party when they will be included in the Centre’s list of Other Backward Classes (OBC).
Mr. Kejriwal met a delegation of Jat leaders at his residence, ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls on February 5. The community accounts for a significant chunk of votes in some Assembly constituencies in the national capital, especially in the outer Delhi areas.
“The Jats here are included in Delhi’s OBC list but not in the Centre’s list,” Mr. Kejriwal said.
“Jats from Rajasthan can get admissions in the Delhi University and its colleges, jobs in the AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital and all the central government organisations but not the Jats of Delhi,” the former Chief Minister said at a press conference.
The top two leaders of the country — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah — had promised the Jat community of Delhi that they would be given OBC reservation at the central level but the promise remains unfulfilled, he added.
“I want to ask Mr. Modi, Mr. Shah and other BJP leaders, when will they include Delhi’s Jats in the Centre’s OBC list?” he questioned.
In a post on X, the AAP national convenor said the delegation of Jat leaders, who met him, expressed anger over being “betrayed” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the issue of reservation for the last 10 years and the “injustice” done to them.
He asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supports the justified demand of the community.
Published – January 13, 2025 04:20 pm IST
