Guwahati, July 11 -- Arunachal Pradesh Industries and IPR Minister Nyato Dukam has said the state's 80:20 job reservation policy could be vulnerable to legal scrutiny, cautioning that the entire framework may be struck down if challenged in court.

Speaking amid growing demands to abolish the provision that reserves 20 per cent of certain government posts for non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (non-APST) candidates, Dukam said the policy's legal validity could become a major issue if the matter reaches the judiciary.

"If someone goes to court, there are apprehensions that the entire 80:20 reservation policy may get scrapped because we are reserving jobs against the Central government's job policy," the minister said.

His remarks come...