Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: Senior National Conference leader and former minister Ajay Sadhotra today demanded that children of farmers should also be provided reservation in professional institutions and Government jobs.
Addressing a large meeting of farmers at Sarore in Marh Assembly Constituency today, Sadhotra alleged that after scrapping of special status and lowering down State to two Union Territories now in the name of rationalization of reservation in jobs and professional colleges in Jammu & Kashmir, is a gross discrimination with the children of farmers (Kissans) and those residing along the International Border and Line of Control.
” Farmers have been making a lot of contribution in the country and they are said to be `Anna Data’ as about 80% population of the country is of Kissans but their children are being totally neglected by rationalization of reservation and a big joke has been done with IB & LOC youth by clubbing both and enhancing only 1% reservation i.e. 5%. He further alleged that rationalization has been done without studying basic conditions on the ground level and without applying proper mind.
He alleged that due to the wrong policies of the BJP Govt towards farmers, they are suffering too much and situation has come where the children of Kisans are least interested to adopt farming and after getting education they prefer to do some job as the BJP is only doing lip service to farmers.
NC leader alleged that IB and LOC dwellers are also feeling duped as earlier LOC youth were getting 4% reservation and now IB has been clubbed with them and reservation is 5% only addition of 1%. It has caused heart burning among youth of IB & LOC.
He also expressed serious concern over the way SC and OBC are being treated. Mere giving 4% of reservation to OBC is a biggest joke, they are feeling deprived of their genuine and legitimate share of reservation as the OBC is getting in other parts of the country.
Sadhotra demanded 10 % reservation for children of Kissans, 5% for IB & LOC dwellers and reservation to OBC as is being given in the other parts of the country.
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