Excelsior Correspondent
BISHNAH, Feb 28: Apni Party has urged the Govt to enhance the reservation quota of OBC community including all types of craft-men upto 27% in J&K.
The demand was raised by senior vice president, Ghulam Hassan Mir who attended one day OBC Convention at Bishnah, District Jammu in which a large number of people participated. The convention was organized by State Coordinator OBC, Madan Lal Chalotra.
Mir said, “ The reservation quota of OBCs including all types of craftmen whether in Jammu or in Kashmir Divisions, should be enhanced so that they can be uplifted socially and economically.”
He said that the Commissions on OBC has also not submitted its report . The reservation quota can be extended upto the national level of the OBC. He said that the people are not satisfied with the working of administration and the bureaucratic attitude has disappointed the people with their arrogance and negligence of public issues.
He said the Govt should hold Assembly elections as early as possible to get rid of this system. “An elected Govt can resolve issues of public and win the hearts of the people,” he added.
Mir said that the prices of petrol and diesel have gone out of the pockets of the average public. The Govt both in Centre and in States/UT should reduce taxes to bring down petrol and diesel price. He said that the increased price of petrol and diesel has hiked the prices of essential commodities.
Meanwhile, Parveen Kumar Panch, and Girdhari Lal (social activists) alongwith his support also joined the Apni Party.
General secretary, Apni Party, Vikram Malhotra said that the BJP has used the OBC people for their benefits as vote banks attracting them with hollow and false promises. “Those promises to bring their reservation at par with National level quota are still pending and the BJP is trying to exploit them again with the false promises,” Malhotra said.
Former minister and Provincial president, Manjit Singh said that the OBC community enjoys 27% quota in the country, but it is getting only 4 % which was recently enhanced from 2 %. He said that the OBC community is not kept at par with the national level reservation. He demanded that the OBC should be given only OBC certificates and 27 % reservation.
Former MLA and senior leader Apni Party, Kamal Arora from Bishnah highlighted difficulties being faced by OBC community. State Coordinator OBC, Madan Lal Chalotra also highlighted various issues of the OBC community. Ex-MLA Faqir Nath, senior leader Bodh Raj Bhagat, Gourav Kapoor, Ajaz Kazmi and Shanker Singh Chib were also present.
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