<div>At a time when the ruling BJP is struggling to contain Patel and Jat agitation for reservation, Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan has reiterated his demand for reservations in private sector. <br /><br />“All those companies who take money from the government should be made to give reservation to the SC/ST candidates. There should be an affirmative action on the government's part to ensure this," Paswan told media persons in Ahmedabad.<br /><br />He said it was essential to keep reservation for SC/ST in both government and private sectors as the youth from such communities are forced to take the wrong path in search of jobs. <br /><br />Linking joblessness to the spurt in naxalism, Paswan said government jobs cannot be available for everyone and it can only create an environment for job creation.</div>
<div>At a time when the ruling BJP is struggling to contain Patel and Jat agitation for reservation, Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan has reiterated his demand for reservations in private sector. <br /><br />“All those companies who take money from the government should be made to give reservation to the SC/ST candidates. There should be an affirmative action on the government's part to ensure this," Paswan told media persons in Ahmedabad.<br /><br />He said it was essential to keep reservation for SC/ST in both government and private sectors as the youth from such communities are forced to take the wrong path in search of jobs. <br /><br />Linking joblessness to the spurt in naxalism, Paswan said government jobs cannot be available for everyone and it can only create an environment for job creation.</div>