Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: In order to highlight the demand of restoration of reservation in promotion for reserved categories employees in the State, Jammu Kashmir Reserve Categories Employees Associ-ation (JKRCEA) organized a series of conventions on “Save Reservation in Promotion” at Hiranagar, Billawar and Doda.
At Hiranagar, MLA Kulde-ep Raj was the chief guest whereas at Billawar, MLA Bani, Jeewan Lal was chief guest of the programme organized by the local unit of JKRCEA.
Kuldeep Raj while speaking on the occasion said that he would do his best to protect the constitutional rights of the reserved classes whereas MLA Bani told the gathering that in case the reservation in promotion will not be restored by the coalition Government, he would tender his resignation.
The Save Reservation convention at Doda was organized by Chenab Valley Unit of JKRCEA. Dr Sanjay Bhasin, State president of JKRCEA, was the chief guest of the programme. While addressing the convention, Dr Sanjay Bhasin said that the SCs/STs/ OBCs/ RBAs and ALCs which constitute more than 60% population of the State are not adequately represented thus should be given justice.
He further said that these reserved communities expect that the present Government will not overlook this serious issue of reservation in promotion but till date the Government’s response seems unsatisfactory. He appealed the State Government to either bring an appropriate ordinance or challenge the verdict in the Apex Court.
At the sideline of this convention, Dr Zabeer Ahmed, general secretary, JKRCEA, said, “If the Government does not take this grave issue seriously or take any remedial step to restore the reservation in promotion for the reserved classes, these communities would be forced to come on roads and protest against this biased move of the Government”.
Joginder Singh Rai said that the Government data itself indicates that negligible percentage of reservation has been practically given to these categories in appointments and promotions itself thus the reservation in promotion is required to be protected at any cost.
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