The Centre asked the UPSC to withdraw the advertisement for lateral entry recruitments, aiming for a transparent and fair process. Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized reservation provisions aligning with principles of equity and social justice. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, and several other opposition leaders had opposed the lateral entry in bureaucracy and accused the BJP of “snatching reserveration”.
