Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 3: Chairman, West Pakistani Hindu Refugee Front (WPHRF) welcomed the decision of J&K Govt for the inclusion of West Pakistani Refugees in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category amongst recently included 15 castes/classes in the existing OBC castes/classes under Other Social Castes (OSC) category.
The Front members extended gratitude to the Union Govt and said that West Pak Refugees are also thankful to the Lt Governor and Justice Sharma Commission, for inclusion of the most neglected and backward class WPRs of the JK UT. They said the WPRs are also thankful to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, who were very kind to accepted the proposal of SEBC Commission, for inclusion of WPRs in OBC category.
They said WPRs are the most deserving to the reservation under OBC as were deprived of all Government jobs and other amenities including residentship, scholarship, higher, professional, technical and medical education and to own any immobile property for almost for 75 years, since their migration to J&K from West Pakistan during 1947.
Now when additional 15 castes/classes have been included in OBC in addition to the existing 27 castes under OSC category, it is most likely expected that J&K Government will implement the OBC Reservation replacing existing OSC category very soon to provide long outstanding justice to the OBC category people.
As per Media reports 3933 vacancies have been referred to J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC) by General Administration Department (GAD), J&K Government vide OM No GAD-MTGORBIV/246/2021-09-GAD dated 29 March 2022 for advertising posts with the instructions that the “posts shall be available for referring under direct recruitment quota under relevant categories viz OM, RBA, SC/ST etc” only, denying the reservation to reserve categories OSC, PSP, ALC and EWS reserve categories. However these posts have not yet been advertised by JKSSB. If these vacancies are advertised before Implemen-tation of OBC reservation in J&K UT, the WPRs and other OBC Cagegory people will suffer irreparable loss. The Chairman WPHRF appealed to the Lt Governor that these vacancies may be kept withheld and are advertised only after implementation of OBC reservation in J&K.
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