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“CM Nitish Kumar had also pitched for reservation of SC and ST in the judiciary,” Tyagi said. JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar, however, welcomed the Centre’s decision. “The NDA government at the Centre believes in development with justice,” he added.Reacting to the Centre’s decision, RJD national vice-president Shivanand Tiwari said, “Opposition parties and various rights groups forced the Centre to bring the ordinance to restore the 200-point roster system.” Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee president Madan Mohan Jha said the proposed 13-point roster was an insult to the SC, ST and OBC communities. PATNA: Even though the Union cabinet on Thursday cleared an ordinance to restore the 200-point roster system for appointment of teachers in universities and colleges, the JD(U), a key ally of BJP in the state, said the decision should have been taken by the Centre much earlier.“We expect the government to be more sensitive on issues concerning SC, ST and other backward caste (OBC) communities. Of late, the Centre has been maintaining sluggish approach in taking decisions for welfare of marginalised sections of society,” JD(U) national general secretary K C Tyagi told TOI on Thursday.He said the roster issue was raised in JD(U)’s national executive body meeting which was held in Patna on March 4..