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IIMs will now wait for govt green signal

IIMs will now wait for govt green signal

While government is clear that it will seek remedies to the situation created by the SC by going back to the apex court, it is under severe pressure to ensure that the quota regime gets going in 2007-08 itself.

Big OBC players like RJD boss Lalu Prasad have not raised the tempo — given new alignments in north India, they too are seeking some upper-caste support.

But all parties with OBC bases point out that the staggered introduction of the quota was acceptable to their constituents only if it began rolling out this year.

More : timesofindia.indiatimes.com


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