The Patwari said, "OBC reservation was stopped at the behest of the RSS." Singhar said in Bhopal, "The government stabbed the government in the back and didn't provide the correct data in court."

Following the cancellation of 27% OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh, Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar and State Congress President Jitu Patwari held a press conference in Bhopal on Saturday. Jitu Patwari stated that former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, and the BJP are the 'villains' in this entire matter. He added that all of this was done at the behest of the RSS. Meanwhile, Umang Singhar said that the government increased the reservation from 14% to 27%.