Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Feb 1: A meeting of All India Backward Classes Federation, (AIBCF) J&K was held in the village Kerian Gadyal, district Kathua under the chairmanship of F C Satia, president of AIBCF, J&K Unit.
In the meeting, Kartar Nath Verma, president Kathua unit and Shingara Singh were special invitee. It was felt that without Central law for OBC in J&K, abrogation of Article 370 is incomplete. By adopting J&K Reservation Act 2004 without amendments in J&K UT is unconstitutional since it has been framed under the provisions of Constitution of erstwhile J&K State.
In the meeting, Balwant Kataria, general secretary AIBCF raised the demand of Central OBC Law based on Mandal Commission report, which has provisioned 27% quota for OBCs in all States and UTs of the country. All members, expressed anguish over the decision of Central Government to continue old law of reservation (Reservation Act 2004) which was enacted by erstwhile State Government under the separate Constitution. In this law, only 2% reservation has been granted to OBCs.
Members said that it was promised at the time of conversion of J&K State into a Union Territory in 2019, by Minister for Home and Prime Minister of the country that OBCs of J&K shall get the same benefits, as their counterparts are getting in the rest of country but nothing like that has happened.
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