Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday questioned the “silence of the Congress” on the August 1 judgment of the Supreme Court directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer among the SCs and STs.

She also said the reservation which has been rendered “ineffective”, should be made “effective” and for this, a session of Parliament should be convened soon.

Speaking to reporters in Lucknow, the BSP chief said the BJP government and the rest of the parties should clear their stand on this issue.

On August 1, four out of the six Supreme Court judges who agreed that states are empowered to make sub-classifications wrote in their separate judgments that those in the creamy layer must be excluded from enjoying the benefits of reservation.

Justice B R Gavai had said the states must evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer even among the SCs and STs, and deny them the benefit of reservation.

“Why is the Congress silent till now over the August 1 judgment of the Supreme Court on SC-ST reservation? Why is Congress not making its stand clear in the states, where it has its government? In other words, why is this party (Congress) sitting silent even there? Or should this be said that the Congress party accepts this decision, and implements this?” Mayawati said.