"PM Modi has ensured social justice": Union Mininister Murugan lauds Centre's decision on lateral entry

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 20 : After UPSC cancelled the decision of lateral entry into bureaucracy, Union Minister L Murugan on Tuesday said that PM Narendra Modi has taken another step towards ensuring social justice by revoking the lateral entry.
On DoPT writing to the UPSC chairman on cancelling lateral entry in UPSC, Union Minister L Murugan said, "PM Narendra Modi has always respected our constitution...PM Narendra Modi has always ensured that social justice should reach every common citizen of the country...PM has taken another step towards ensuring social justice by revoking the lateral entry..."
Earlier in a day, after the Centre asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cancel the latest advertisement for lateral entry into the bureaucracy, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reflected the commitment towards Babasaheb's Constitution through a very important decision.
The Union Minister said that PM Modi has always shown his commitment towards social justice.
"Today, PM Modi has reflected the commitment towards Babasaheb's Constitution through a very important decision. A decision has been taken to implement principles of reservation in the very transparent method of lateral entry in UPSC. PM Modi has always shown his commitment towards social justice," he said.
"During the UPA government, principles of reservation were not taken into consideration...Did Congress keep the principle in mind at that time? They should answer that. To bring lateral entry through UPSC was a method to bring transparency by PM Modi. And now by bringing the reservation principle in it reflects his commitment towards social justice and the constitution," the Union Minister added.
Meanwhile, the Congress has claimed a victory for opposing the scheme after the Union Government decided to cancel the advertisement by the UPSC that had called for lateral entry jobs in mid-level posts.
In a post on X, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said, "We will protect the Constitution and the reservation system at all costs. We will foil conspiracies like BJP's 'lateral entry' at any cost. I am saying it again - by breaking the 50% reservation limit, we will ensure social justice based on the caste census. Jai Hind."
The reactions follow the Department of Personnel and Training Minister, Jitendra Singh writing to the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission today to cancel the advertisement related to several lateral entry posts at various levels in the central government as per directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.