Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 11: Senior Congress leader and chairman of OBC department of JKPCC Suresh Dogra (Adv) has claimed that OBCs in Jammu and Kashmir are tired of waiting for their rights.
Addressing a press conference at party office here today Dogra said that weaker section of society viz, Other Backward Classes have got nothing till now except the tall and false promises by Modi led Government who had made tall claims on the day of abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A. It was claimed by Home Minister of India Amit Shah that the OBC of J&K would be hugely benefited but inspite of celebrating 9 saal Bemisaal, the OBCs of J&K are facing 9 saal ‘Jumlebaaji’.
Condemning the BJP-led Modi Government and UT Administration for disregarding the 52% OBC population of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Adv Suresh said the OBC Department of Congress has actively campaigned through press conferences, protests, and memorandum submissions, yet the LG and Central Government continue to ignore the rights of this marginalized section.
Dogra criticized the BJP for treating the OBCs as a mere vote bank, using false Hinduism propaganda by RSS and BJP. When the OBCs demand their legal, political, and constitutional rights, they are conveniently ignored.
Dogra highlighted that the OBC status and the Mandal Commission report, which guarantees 27% reservation and the extension of the National Commission for Backward Classes, have been completely disregarded in the UT. Despite the completely implementation of national laws after the abrogation of Article 370, the national laws pertaining to OBCs have been totally neglected. This community which has been fighting for its rights for the past three decades, had hoped that their demands would be fulfilled in the UT but were disappointed by the ruling party’s reservation policy.
He demanded complete OBC status in J&K UT, with the Chairman and Members in the SEBC representing the same community which is at present Chaired by Retd Justice GD Sharma with two members from other communities. They also sought the extension of NCBC, inclusion of an OBC column in the caste-based census in India.
Vijay Verma District Chairman OBC Dept, Jagdish Kashyap, District Jammu Rural Chairman OBC Dept, Ramesh Verma, Ajay Lagotra and others were also present.
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