Quoting figures, Kayat told The Indian Express that while Jatavs in Haryana occupied about 90 per cent of the Class I and Class II posts in the state before 1994, the distribution of these posts between the “dominant” Jatavs and Ati Dalit castes like Valmikis became almost 50-50 when the A and B categories existed between 1994 and 2006. “This shows how important it is to bifurcate the SC category,” he said.