<p>New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): As Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been facing flak for non-implementation of the reservation policy, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairperson Ram Shankar Katheria said "this isn't Pakistan" adding that "the university has to follow the rules".</p><p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP added that the varsity is doing injustice to the students belonging to the weaker section by not providing reservation.</p><p>"Not providing reservation to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, and Other Backward Classes students in Aligarh Muslim University is an injustice. AMU is not a minority institution and it receives grants from the Centre," Katheria said.</p><p>"This is not Pakistan, here all systems work as per the Constitution of India," he added.</p><p>Earlier on July 3, BJP leader and Aligarh MP Satish Gautam demanded reservation for the students belonging to ST/SC/OBC in AMU.</p><p>He added that students from ST/SC/OBC backgrounds are deprived of good education despite having a college in Aligarh.</p><p>Earlier in 2016, the Central Government had approached the Supreme Court, stating the AMU does not enjoy minority status, and the matter is pending. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>
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