Sir,
Late V.P. Singh, the former Prime Minister of India framed the Mandal report and implemented it. This was challenged in the Apex Court which upheld the decision of Late V.P Singh in 1992 with 27 percent reservation to the OBCs of the country against 52 percent of the country’s population. This was implemented in all the states except J&K State.
Then in J&K State, the then Chairman A S Anand of the Committee appointed for studying the Apex Court Judgement converted OBC reservation into RBA and ALC with 20 percent and 3 percent reservation. Inspite of the clear cut instructions of the Apex Court. National Conference, the then Govt. used Art 370 to scuttle the Apex Court’s Judgment of 1992 in J&K State and only 2 percent reservation was granted to State OBCs (Called OSCs in J&K) and the Art 370 became the Rights snatcher in the State.
NC and Congress ruled the State for their long stint but never talked about the due share of the State OBCs who form about 60 percent of the State population.
In the initial stages, OBCs remained hopeful of both NC and Congress but ultimately State OBCs came to the conclusion that both these parties are not well wishers and the State OBCs decided not to support both the NC and Congress and they succeeded in 2014 Parliament as well as in Assembly elections and a new dispensation as PDP-BJP came in the State. National Panthers Party never talked about the State OBCs.
BJP has completed its two years at the Centre and about one and half years in J&K, but till date no Central leader or the State leader has raised any issue of the State OBCs. The State OBCs are hopeful that BJP shall adjust the RBA/ALC as per para 95 of the Apex Court’s Judgment of 1992 under which no category loses its due share even an iota including RBA / ALC. This is an acid test of the BJP in the State as well as in the country. The OBCs have not lost hope in the PDP yet. But time is running out for them too.
Yours etc…..
Prof. Kali Dass
General Secretary
All India Backward Classes Union
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