Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Nov 8: A one day convention to save reservation was organized today by All SC, ST, OBC and RBA Adhoc Coordination Committee of district Reasi here at Parade Ground.
MLA Gool Arnas, Choudhary Aejaz Ahmed Khan, MLA Mahore, Mumtaz Khan, ex-Minister, Babu Jagjeevan Lal and thousands of SC, ST, OBC and other reserved category people from all parts of the district participated in the convention.
The committee condemned the State Government for its failure to protect reservation rights in promotion in scores of writ petitions in the High Court of J&K.
Ex-Minister, Babu Jagjeeven Lal, said that the failure of State Government, which came into existence due to overwhelming support of SC/STs to both BJP and PDP, has resulted into double bench of High Court pronouncing anti-constitutional and anti-reserved categories judgment.
“Reservation in Promotion is a constitutional right of people belonging to SC/ST, RBA and OBCs in both State and Central services as per scores of Supreme Court judgements and also as per 77, 81 and 85th Constitutional amendments”, he added.
Aejaz Ahmed Khan alleged that a deep conspiracy is being hatched to deprive SC/ST, RBA and OBCs the due and constitutional rights of Reservation.
Mumtaz Ahmed Khan said if this court order is implemented it will cause huge loss to deprived population of J&K and it will be humiliating for the officers of SC/ST who will be demoted from CE/SE/XEn, Professors etc to the lower posts. He stressed that the reservation should continue until we get equality.
Later committee members submitted a memorandum of demands to Governor NN Vohra through DDC Reasi.
The main demands highlighted in the memorandum include protection of constitutional rights of reservation in promotion, elimination of catch up rules, removal of marks criteria, amendment of income slab on the analogy of Central Government norms for grant of scholarship, political representation to ST in the State assembly, implementation of Mandal Commision Report for 27%reservation to OBC s in State, etc.
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