PMK wants India's active role in Sri Lanka
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New Delhi: The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), a member of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that New Delhi must play an "active and constructive" role to help end Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
Addressing reporters in the city today, PMK leader S Ramadoss said that he and his party colleagues urged both the Prime Minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi that India's active engagement was necessary in view of the genocide against Tamils in that country. "There are 1.5 million internally displaced people in Sri Lanka living at the mercy of international donors and NGOs. Thousands have died in escalating violence in Sri Lanka in the past two years," he said.
On creamy layer in reservation
Answering a question on the issue of creamy layer, Ramadoss said that he had urged both Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi to initiate measures to remove the concept of creamy layer in the reservation policy for other backward classes (OBCs).
"It is unconstitutional and wrong to implement the reservation policy on the basis of economic status, which the creamy layer suggests it is," he said. Ramadoss said that the constitution was clear that reservation should be based on social and educational considerations. He said that the Prime Minister agreed with their concerns and assured them that all parties would be taken into confidence on the issue of creamy layer.
On total prohibition on drinking
The PMK, today, also demanded total prohibition on drinking in the country and said that even Congress president Sonia Gandhi was all for it. Ramadoss said that he and his party colleagues made the demand about prohibition when they called on Sonia Gandhi on Friday.
"She volunteered to say that prohibition is in sync with Gandhian values and she appreciated our concern," Ramadoss said. "She is very much interested in implementing prohibition. Gandhi told us that the Congress strictly advised new entrants to the party against drinking."
Ramadoss cited the "massive campaign" the PMK had launched in Tamil Nadu in support of prohibition. Asked about the proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to introduce wines and beers on domestic flights, he said, "Let it happen, we will protest when it does." (IANS)
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Addressing reporters in the city today, PMK leader S Ramadoss said that he and his party colleagues urged both the Prime Minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi that India's active engagement was necessary in view of the genocide against Tamils in that country. "There are 1.5 million internally displaced people in Sri Lanka living at the mercy of international donors and NGOs. Thousands have died in escalating violence in Sri Lanka in the past two years," he said.
On creamy layer in reservation
Answering a question on the issue of creamy layer, Ramadoss said that he had urged both Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi to initiate measures to remove the concept of creamy layer in the reservation policy for other backward classes (OBCs).
"It is unconstitutional and wrong to implement the reservation policy on the basis of economic status, which the creamy layer suggests it is," he said. Ramadoss said that the constitution was clear that reservation should be based on social and educational considerations. He said that the Prime Minister agreed with their concerns and assured them that all parties would be taken into confidence on the issue of creamy layer.
On total prohibition on drinking
The PMK, today, also demanded total prohibition on drinking in the country and said that even Congress president Sonia Gandhi was all for it. Ramadoss said that he and his party colleagues made the demand about prohibition when they called on Sonia Gandhi on Friday.
"She volunteered to say that prohibition is in sync with Gandhian values and she appreciated our concern," Ramadoss said. "She is very much interested in implementing prohibition. Gandhi told us that the Congress strictly advised new entrants to the party against drinking."
Ramadoss cited the "massive campaign" the PMK had launched in Tamil Nadu in support of prohibition. Asked about the proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to introduce wines and beers on domestic flights, he said, "Let it happen, we will protest when it does." (IANS)
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