Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Joint Action Committee of Reserved Categories (JAC-RC) has decided to take out a peaceful rally on March 28 to press for its demands. which have not been taken care of by the Government in spite of more than 07 years of the struggle of SC/ST/OBCs in J&K.
The announcement regarding the rally was made in a joint press conference addressed by Reserved categories socio-religious groups, retired forum, Sarpanchs/Panchs, members of ULBs and many BDC Chairpersons while severely criticizing the Government and its functionaries for befooling SC/ST/OBCs of J&K Government
Speaking on the occasion, Pof G L Thappa said in last 7 years, they have meet almost all the past CMs, Governors, LGs, Advisors and Administrative Secretaries of J&K Government requesting them to implement the constitutional provisions meant for SC/ST/OBCs in J&K in letter and spirit but of no use.
“Issue of Reservation in Promotions remained unsolved in spite of all legal and constitutional backings, SC/ST Atrocities Act remained unimplemented on ground, Mandal Commission Report remained unimplemented despite repeated promises, strong attempts are being made to dilute ST status in J&K and snatch state lands from SC/OBCs after abrogation of Article 370, disbursement of SCST Scholarships has become slow and less, he alleged.
Mohinder Bhagat, while further elaborating on the plights of SC/ST/OBCs of J&K said that the J&K bureaucracy is so strong and dictatorial that they have thrown away status quo and stay orders of Supreme Court of India in the matter of reservation in promotions, Presidential Order dated 1st March 2019, and provisions of J&K Reorganization Act helping SC/ST/OBCs into dustbins without any answerability from anybody.
Corporator Sham Bassan while concluding said that SC/ST/OBCs were compelled by the bureaucracy and the politicians to come on roads to peacefully protest for implementation of their rights. He said that Draft Delimitation Report is also anti-Jammu people and more so anti-SC/ST/OBCs.
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