"Eliminating Jobs With Reservation Enough": Mallikarjun Kharge Targets BJP

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge launched an all-out attack on the BJP-led NDA today, alleging that it was out to kill reservation indirectly by leaving government posts vacant. Following reports on the growing vacancies in government jobs, Kharge, in a post on social platform X, said, "It is not necessary to amend the Constitution - just eliminating jobs with reservations is enough".

In his post, he gave a breakup of the jobs that are apparently going vacant in various government departments.

"In 2015, there were 4.21 lakh vacant posts in the central government. By 2024, this number has risen to 8.24 lakh. In Railways, there are 2.40 lakh vacant posts. In Defense, 2.41 lakh. In the Home Ministry, 1.10 lakh. In PSUs, 5.1 lakh permanent jobs have been eliminated. The share of contractual workers has risen from 19% to 49%," his post read.

चोर दरवाज़े से मोदी सरकार ने आरक्षण ख़त्म करने की योजना रची !!

2015 में केंद्र सरकार में 4.21 लाख पद खाली थे। 2024 में यह संख्या बढ़कर 8.24 लाख हो गई।

रेलवे में 2.40 लाख पद खाली हैं। डिफेंस में 2.41 लाख। गृह मंत्रालय में 1.10 लाख।

PSU में 5.1 लाख स्थायी नौकरियां खत्म हो गईं।... pic.twitter.com/bGTfoUX7nW

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 24, 2026

"Keep government posts vacant, and the opportunity for reservations ends. Sell off PSUs, and reserved jobs end. Convert permanent jobs to contracts, and reservations end," he added.