Will quota for all further widen caste divide?

Opposition parties are questioning the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling block lacks majority, over the timing of the general category reservation bill and have asked all their members to be present in full strength.

The quota bill, which promises to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to the economically weaker sections in the general category, was cleared by the Union cabinet in the Lok Sabha the previous day.