Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 6: Expressing concern over reported Government’s move to provide 8% reservation to Pahari speaking people, State president, Bahujan Samaj Party, Tulsi Dass Langeh, termed it as a second gross violation of reservation rules enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
The first gross violation of rules was grant of 20% reservation to RBA and 3% to ALC, whereas there is not any provision in the Indian Constitution for granting job reservation on the basis of RBA, ALC and language, the BSP leader added.
Addressing a series of meetings during his tour to Marh Vidhan Sabha, Langeh said in Article 15(4), 16(4) and 335 of Indian Constitution, the definition of backwardness has been clearly defined that “classes that are socially and educationally backward called backward classes” but some parties for their own political interest are not adhering to reservation rules enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
“Neither predecessor PDP-Congress coalition nor Congress- NC Coalition Government adhered to these rules. Hence keeping in view of the vindictive attitude of NC, Congress and PDP towards the weaker sections of the society, all the people belonging to ST, SC and OBC and progressive minded people should be united under the banner of BSP and elect their representatives to the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha in the forthcoming elections by defeating such political forces, so that weaker sections of the society could get their due share, as per constitutional provision, Langeh asserted.
He was accompanied by RL Chargotra, State vice-president, BD Thapa, coordinator, Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha and Bansi Lal, president, Marh Vidhan Sabha.
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