MP IAS officer links reservation to 'marrying Brahmin daughters', sparks row

Remarks draw sharp condemnation from several Brahmin groups

- SATYAPRAKASH SHARMA

A controversy has engulfed Madhya Pradesh after IAS officer Santosh Verma, newly elected controversially as the president of the MP Anusoochit Jati-Janjati Adhikari Karmchari Sangh (AJJAKS), allegedly made a provocative statement targeting Brahmin daughters during an event here.

Speaking on whether reservation should be granted on an economic basis, he said, until a Brahmin donates his daughter to my son or has a relationship with him, reservation should continue”