Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 17: General Category People’s Forum held a meeting under the leadership of its Chairman Raj Kumar Banathia.
Addressing the meeting, Banathia condemned the existing system of reservation and termed it undemocratic and partial. The affluent and strong families have been crushing the poor, needy and deserving families among them, he added.
He said that the Government has failed to detach from the tag of reserved category of those families that have raised above affluent and developed families. He demanded exclusion of creamy layer from reservations and other concessions.
Yash Pal Sanson, President of the Forum while expressing concern over the imposition of heavy taxes and the fines on the common masses without applying mind whether they can afford to pay the same or not is a cause of resentment among the people against the Government, which is very likely to mar the prospective of the ruling party.
He demanded 50 per cent cut in electric and water bills and reduction in taxes and simplification of GST.
Sanson urged upon the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to revive GST scheme and take into consideration the sufferings of the poor and middle class.
Som Nath Sharma, General Secretary stressed upon the Government to take legal steps to change the negative perception in the public life and undo justice meted out general category people over the years through reservations by insensitive, corrupt and biased political leaders.
VK Sharma, Vice President sought immediate corrective measures to end discrimination being done with the employees and students of the general category in jobs and admissions.
A resolution was passed unanimously demanding implementation of fundamental rights of equality, justice and liberty.
Bhushan Pargal, Deepak Khajuria, Ravi Sawhney, Jagdish Dogra, Gopal Ram Verma and Dr Bansi Lal also expressed their views against caste discrimination.
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