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Mainstream, Vol 64 No 2-3, January 24, January 31, 2026 (Republic Day Special)

Are Gavai

Saturday 24 January 2026

The Former C J B.R. Gavai, repeatedly says that the creamy layer principle should also apply to Scheduled Castes. His comments are nothing new. The argument that reservations should be based on economic criteria rather than caste has been made by upper castes for a very long time. Now, the fact that even B.R. Gavai