Dwivedi's quota remarks "trial balloon": BJP

He said the issue is serious and notice has to be taken of it as it has been raised by a senior general secretary of Congress who is considered close to the Gandhi family and is considered the voice of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi for writing their speeches.

Prasad said BJP raised the issue strongly in Parliament and government had to say there is no such proposal.

He said whatever Congress' game plan is the people will defeat it as they have seen the ruling party's track record on governance and other issues like corruption, price rise and “lack” of development and also seen Narendra Modi's record.

Government and the Congress party, however, distanced themselves from the remarks of Dwivedi against reservation on caste lines and favouring reservation on economic lines.