RJD not opposed to quotas for upper castes: Raghuvansh

Senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Wednesday clarified that his party was not opposed to quotas for the unreserved category per se but anomalies like those having an annual income of up to eight lakh rupees even though they might be paying income tax.

Asked about the partys stand in the Parliament, where its members spoke vehemently against the bill brought by Narendra Modi government in both Houses, the former Union minister said the RJD had, faltered on this count.

It is wrong to say that the RJD is opposed to quotas for upper castes. No leader from the party has said that the poor among the unreserved category should get no help. There are some provisions like the Rs eight lakh limit which we opposed and for good reason. You cannot be an income tax payer and deemed to be economically backward at the same time, Singh told reporters here.

Asked about his partys vociferous stance against the bill in Parliament, Singh, who is a national vice-president of the RJD, .