OBC Orgs hold day long conference in Anantnag

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
ANANTNAG, May 12: All OBC organizations of Jammu, including All Jammu and Kashmir OBC Mahasabha and All India Backward Classes Federation, convened a one-day conference in Anantnag City.
Chaired by Ghulam Hasan Sheergojri and Bansi Lal Choudhary, Convener of OBC Mahasabha, the organisation leaders expressed concerns regarding the underrepresentation of Mandal Commission identified OBC masses in JK-UT government services.
Despite comprising 42% of the population, they alleged only 8% representation, including the induction of 13 new communities unrecognized by previous commissions.
These communities, such as Acharya Brahmins and Jats, failed to meet the Supreme Court’s parameters set in 1992, they said.
Discussions at the conference centered on several key issues. Firstly, the organisation leaders alleged discrimination by the present BJP Government in the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission-2020, which lacks OBC representation.
Secondly, they expressed grievances against the survey methods employed by the JK-UT Social Welfare Department for counting the OBC population, deemed it illegal and unacceptable.
Thirdly, they expressed concerns over the constitutionality and legality of vertical reservations under the guise of “Backward Area” and RBA – 10%, ALC + IB- 4%, purportedly designed to benefit upper castes.
Additionally, criticism was levelled against the JK-UT Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission-2020 for neglecting marginalized communities seeking inclusion in backward class limits.
The conference also advocated for a caste-based census and called for improved hostel facilities for OBC students.
Speakers at the conference, including Mohammad Sadiq Ronga, Abdul Rashid Bhagat, and Bashir Ahmad Najar, emphasized the need for equitable representation and the protection of OBC rights in Jammu and Kashmir.
They called for Governmental accountability and urged for reforms to address systemic injustices faced by OBC communities in the region.

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