No law should mandate pvt sector job quota: Min

Patna: Public health and engineering department (PHED) minister Neeraj Kumar Singh Babloo on Monday said no legislation should be imposed on the private sector requiring it to implement job reservations."The private sector is a different entity. It has its own system to run the units that fall in it," Babloo told reporters when asked about a letter sent by leader of the opposition in state assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi. In the letter, Tejashwi urged the PM to take steps to introduce job quotas in the private sector as well.Babloo was speaking at a press conference held at the BJP's state headquarters in Patna, where he announced plans to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap at the Bapu Sabhagar auditorium on May 9.He was accompanied by two other BJP ministers, Santosh Kumar Singh and Raju Kumar Singh. Babloo informed the reporters that Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat had agreed to be the chief guest at the event, which has been named the ‘Rana Bhama Sammelan'. The gathering will primarily involve members of the Rajput and trading communities.Defence minister Rajnath Singh will address the audience virtually. Babloo added that active preparations were underway to ensure enthusiastic participation from all 38 districts of the state.