Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 28: The Jammu Kashmir Reserved Categories Empowerment Alliance (JKRCEA) has alleged that Central and State Governments were trying to kill the constitutional rights of reserved categories.
Castigating both State and Central Govt for silence over issue of reservation in promotions, dilution of SC/ST Atrocities Act by Supreme Court judgment and controversial UGC circular of giving department wise representation to SCs, STs and OBCs in University teaching posts, leaders of socio-religious, Retired Employees Forum, unemployed youth/students and women wings of Jammu Kashmir Reserved Categories Empowerment Alliance (JKRCEA), in a joint press stament, have threatened to start mass agitation if the Coalition Govt in J&K and Central Govt failed to resolve various issues pertaining to violation of constitutional rights of these communities by various agencies including Apex Court.
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While talking to the media persons, the heads of various wings of JKRCEA have said that they unitedly stand for SC/ST/OBC communities of J&K. They condemned the non-responsiveness of Coalition Govt in defending its position on the issue of reservation in promotions in scores of writ petitions’ relating to issue of reservation in promotion in the J&K High Court and Apex Court of the country.
They also criticized Central Governments deep silence on welfare issues pertaining to these communities. They said reserved categories want peaceful solution of these problems and if need arises they shall be launching huge protest all over the State for which Government shall be responsible.
Prominent among those who spoke included, Sham Bassan, presidnet Dalit Chetna Manch, Bodh Raj Bhagat, president, socio-religious wing of JKRCEA, Mohinder Bhagat president Bhagat Mahasabha, Prof GL Thappa; Abdul Majid Malik & Prof Kali Dass representing All India Backward Classes Union MR Bangotra, ML Banalia, GL Lakhnotra, TC Bavoria and CL Banal.
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