SRINAGAR, May 28 -- People's Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone has called for a thorough re-evaluation of the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, criticising the government's recent decision to form a committee on the issue as a routine, ineffectual move lacking both clarity and intent.

In a detailed post on the social media platform X, Lone expressed strong reservations about the government's handling of the matter, alleging that the reservation system in J&K has been reduced to a tool for electoral advantage rather than a means of genuine social upliftment. "The government lacks both the insight to understand the intricacies of reservation and the courage to take a principled stand. For them, it's more about securing votes than ...