Nadda Meets Reservation Hatao Representatives After Protest

Union Minister JP Nadda met with representatives of the Reservation Hatao Andolan on Thursday, August 27, 2026, marking the government's first formal engagement with the group following a large protest in New Delhi. The meeting, described as cordial and pre-scheduled, took place at Nadda's residence and included activists Harsh Dubey, Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan, and Mrityunjay Pathak. The outreach comes six days after thousands gathered at Jantar Mantar on August 21, 2026, in a demonstration organized by the Reservation Hatao Andolan, an Instagram-based campaign.