"Will Take Reservation Beyond 50%": Rahul Gandhi Clarifies Comment

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, amid a torrent of criticism over his remarks that has been perceived as anti-reservation, issued a clarification today, saying his party would "take reservation beyond the limit of 50 per cent".

"Yesterday someone misrepresented my statement that I am against reservation. But let me make it clear -- I am not against reservation. We will take reservation beyond the limit of 50 per cent," he said in an interview.