Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bihar, the Congress on Friday said he should explain why the provision of 65 per cent reservation for backward, extremely backward, Dalits and tribals was not included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Prime Minister Modi will start his campaign for Bihar Assembly elections on Friday from Karpuri village, the birthplace of Bharat Ratna Karpuri Thakur in Samastipur district.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on ‘X’, Prime Minister is going to Karpoori Thakur ji’s village today. There are three direct questions for him. He said, Karpoori Thakur ji had laid the historical foundation of social justice by giving 26 percent reservation to backward classes in 1978.