Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said reservation to Marathas or any community is not the solution to a problem and job creation is the need of the hour.

“The solution is generation of employment and increasing the per capita income. Even if we give reservation, there are no jobs. Government has stopped recruitment even in banks because many tasks have been taken over by information technology,” said the minister.

Gadkari was speaking to reporters after attending a meeting in Aurangabad to review projects related to roads and highways. “While considering reservation for a community, a thought should also be given to a particular class from each community that do not even have food or clothes,” he said.

Meanwhile, in Pune, NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the government should not disturb the SC, ST and OBC quotas while giving reservation to the Maratha community. “The government doesn’t want to take any concrete decision about the Maratha reservation . It wants to unite other communities’ organizations to isolate the Maratha protesters. By doing so, it will gain political mileage. But this will create unrest in the society. Instead, the government should rope in respected people, whom the agitators will listen to,” he said.



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