Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 27: The J&K unit of All India Backward Classes Federation (AIBCF) today demanded implementation of Central law for OBC reservation in Jammu and Kashmir.
During a community meeting at village Laswara in tehsil Bishnah, F C Satia (president of the Federation) said that Central law for OBC Reservation has yet not been extended to J&K UT despite abrogation of Article 370 and repealing of constitution of erstwhile J&K state.
All members, expressed anguish over the decision of Central Government to continue old law of reservation (Reservation Act 2004) which was enacted by erstwhile J&K Government under the separate constitution and under which only 2% reservation has been granted to OBCs.
The members said that it was promised at the time of conversion of J&K state into a Union Territory in 2019, by Minister for Home and Prime Minister of the country that OBCs of J&K shall get the same benefits, as their counterparts are getting in the rest of country but nothing like that has happened.
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