‘Reservation is oxygen for backwards’: Akhilesh targets BJP over ‘creamy layer’ judgement

Akhilesh Yadav targeted BJP following Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s critique of the Supreme Court’s ‘creamy layer’ judgment, which allows states to create sub-groups within the SC and ST quotas. Yadav argued that reservation should empower neglected communities, not divide them, and slammed BJP for allegedly weakening the reservation fight and betraying the PDA community’s trust.