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Union ministers Chirag Paswan, Jitan Manjhi clash over quotas; demand each other's resignation

short by Ankit Tiwari / on Saturday, 29 August, 2026
Union Ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi clashed over reservation and demanded each other's resignation. The row erupted after Manjhi's HAM (Secular) sought review of reservation system, backing the sub-categorisation of SC/ST quotas. Opposing the demand, Paswan said reservation is based on social factors, not economic status. Manjhi accused Chirag of ignoring poor people's interests.
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