Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 20: Strongly condemning continuation of reservation without any review, General Category People’s Front (GCPF-JK) today said that General Category people would no longer accept the continuation of reservation on the basis of castes
A meeting in this connection was held today under the chairmanship of Raj Kumar Banathia (chairman of the Front) in which members of the Front deliberated upon the socio-economic and political problems being faced by the majority.
Addressing the meeting, Prof Yash Paul Sanson (president of the Front) said that continuation of reservation without any review is the biggest deception and political fraud as it provides benefit to the rich and exploits the poor, divide the society and creates hatred among castes. He demanded that Government should make the caste irrelevant as it is anti-national.
“No political party has protected the rights of General Category because of negative biased and prejudiced perception about ‘Swarn’ castes. After Supreme Court verdict on EWS Reservation, the concept is altogether changed,” he added.
Som Nath Sharma (general secretary) said that General Category people would no longer accept the continuation of reservation as they are emotionally shattered and feel humiliated. He appealed the Government of India to move in direction of legal action and enact ‘Equality Act’ to ensure equality, justice, dignity and liberty to all. He demanded restoration of restricted fundamental basic rights of majority and shunning the suppression and marginalization of incarcerated non-reserved people.
Raj Kumar Banathia in his presidential address said that like SCs/STs/OBCs’ reservation, EWS reservation is also a political fraud and exploitation and dangerous game plan to hoodwink majority community. Country is needed a new concept of reservation today, he said and demanded that Government’s socio-economic and political policies as well as welfare schemes should be guided by the very essence of human equality, justice, liberty and dignity.
VK Sharma and Deepak Khajuria (vice-presidents), Bushan Pargal, Gopal Dass Verma, Swarn Singh, Ravi Sawhney, Jagdish Dogra and Dr Bansi Lal also expressed their views on reservation.
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