SRINAGAR, July 3 -- Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone today called for a "scientific and statistical analysis of reservations," asserting that the current policy framework is inflicting disproportionate damage on the Kashmiri-speaking ethnic group.

In a statement, Lone revealed that he has filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to obtain relevant data that would form the foundation of a "statistically scientific basis" to evaluate the impact of reservations. "I have filed an application under the RTI to get some data. That would provide a statistically scientific basis to evaluate the damage inflicted upon the Kashmiri-speaking ethnic group due to reservations," he said.

Explaining the method of analysis he ...