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PM, Sonia contributed to quota move: Arjun

Arjun Singh said Prime Minister and Congress chief contributed significantly to the Centre's decision to reserve seats for OBCs.

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NEW DELHI: Union Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh on Thursday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi contributed significantly to the Centre's decision to reserve seats for OBCs in central educational institutions.

"Both the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi have contributed significantly to this issue," Singh told reporters on the sideline of a book release function when asked which of the two leaders he would attribute the Centre's move on the OBC quotas to.

The HRD Minister said anti-reservation protests should end. "The protest should end. There is a limit to everything."

In his address earlier at the launch of a book titled 'The Aligarh Movement' authored by journalist Tariq Hasan, the HRD Minister spoke about the row over the AMU's minority status and said the institution would be able to maintain its minority character.

"In spite of all vicissitudes that confront us, the minority character of the AMU will be maintained," Singh said.

Singh compared his moves aimed at protecting AMU’s minority character to Muslim movements in Aligarh that followed the 1857 uprising.

"To define an approach that concerns society issues and educational policies is of course a daunting task. We are actively involved in a struggle to maintain the AMU's minority status," he said.

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