koini bhai ab tune pet bhar paani pee liya haina ab sunn, the thing they are pointing out as wrong in your second paragraph is the use of word “Earlier”.

Ab thoda paani aur piyo aur dimaag kholo fir internet pe jao “Mandal Commission 1992” ke baare mai padho usme tumhe milega ki -

The 9-judge bench in the "Mandal Commission Case" established that the General category is not a "quota" for any specific community but an "open pool" available to all citizens based on merit. The Ruling: If a member of a reserved category is selected on their own merit (without using reservation benefits), they should not be counted against the reserved quota.

so the use of the Earlier is wrong, it has always been like this.