PRADHAN HITS BACK AT CONGRESS ON OBC CLAIMS, CITES MODI GOVT'S RECORD ON RESERVATION

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday accused Congress of spreading “lies” over the issue of OBC representation and alleging that the party has historically opposed reservations for marginalised communities.

“The Congress party has become bankrupt — its leaders, its policies, and its rhetoric,” Pradhan said, countering Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the Modi government has neglected the OBCs. Pradhan cited data from central universities to argue that the NDA government has strengthened inclusiveness in higher education by increasing sanctioned posts from 16,217 in 2014 to 18,951 in 2025 and reducing vacancies from 37% to 25.8%.

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