Kerala welcomes SC verdict on reservation

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 10 (UNI) The ruling LDF and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) today welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding 27 per cent reservation for the OBC's in the Centrally run institutions of higher education.

Kerala Education Minister M A Baby welcomed the verdict and said the Centre should frame laws in such a way that they were implemented in unaided professional institutes also.

Opposition leader in the State Assembly Oommen Chandy said it was because of the Centre's initiative that the verdict had come.

The BJP also welcomed the apex court's verdict.

Former Education Minister and Indian Union Muslim League leader E T Mohammed Basheer, welcoming the verdict, said it would bridge the gap of reservation.

Welcoming the verdict, the Students Federation of India (SFI) asked for the immediate implementation of the verdict.

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