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- NEET aspirants under the banner of Jana Jagarana Samiti staged a silent protest near the Gandhi statue at the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation on Monday, supporting the Reservation Hatao Andolan GEN-Z campaign.
- Participants wore black ribbons across their mouths and demanded the abolition of caste-based reservation.
- The group's State convener alleged the reservation policy denied opportunities to meritorious students and asked the Centre to review it, arguing that reservations should instead be based on economic criteria.
- The protest reflects ongoing public debate in India over caste-based quotas in education and jobs.
What to watch next
- Whether the Centre responds to calls to review or change the reservation policy
- If similar protests under the Reservation Hatao Andolan spread to other cities
- Any political reaction to demands for economic-criteria-based reservation
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