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NEW DELHI: Business and industry must voluntarily opt for reservation and not force on the Centre the option of legislation. "You have to do it amicably. I am the last person to do it by legislation. Please, don't force me to a situation where we have to think of legislation. I have great regard for the captains of industry and they should do it. I think they understand their moral responsibility," Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar said. Participating in Karan Thapar's "India Tonight" programme on CNN-IBN, she said implementing reservation for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the private sector was a "commitment" of the Congress-led coalition Government at the Centre. "Commitment is to both affirmative action and reservation. Affirmative action includes reservation," she said. Its implementation was "not just a possibility but it is a commitment." Ms. Kumar said she saw no way other than voluntary action on the part of industry or legislation. "I suppose there is no third way." — PTI
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