Pradhan underscored the drawbacks of excluding Odisha's substantial SEBC population, including unequal access to national-level reservation benefits and welfare schemes.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his demand to include the Jaat community in the central OBC list, calling the demand an election gimmick ahead of Delhi assembly polls.
Responding over demand to include Jat community in the central OBC list by AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, Chattar Singh, former chairman of OBC Commission of Delhi Government accused BJP and AAP of being "anti-reservation".