Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: The members of SC, ST, OBC communities showed their deep concern and anguish against the anti-JKUT and in particular anti-SC, ST, OBCs attitude of the present ruling dispensation.
Addressing a joint press conference senior members of JKRCEA said that none of the promises made by BJP with SC, ST, OBCs have been fulfilled in last more than 07 years of the struggle in J&K in spite of meeting the past CMs, Governors, LGs, Advisors and Administrative Secretaries of JK Government and requesting them to implement the constitutional provisions meant for SC, ST, OBCs in J&K in letter and spirit.
All the recruitment agencies and administrative machinery is toeing anti- SC, ST, OBC line.
Merely giving political reservation to STs shall not emancipate reserved categories in J&K vis-a-vis giving reservation benefits to illegally carved classes/groups over and above the constitutionally carved categories.
Issue of reservation in promotions remained unsolved in spite of all legal and constitutional backings. Mandal Commission report remained unimplemented in spite of false promises, an attempt to dilute ST status in J&K, no whereabouts of SC component plans, an attempt to snatch state lands from SC, OBCs after abrogation of Article 370, less disbursement of SC, ST scholarships and so on are few glaring examples, they added.
They pointed out that SC, ST, OBCs voters were used like paper napkins. It is surprising that LG has not given time to their delegation despite several requests.
Prof GL Thapa, working president said that it is on record that since 2015 onwards MPs, Ministers, SC, ST Parliamentary Forum, National Commission for SCs and Backward Classes, even PM, HM and DM has visited JKUT scores of times giving false promises and slogans to the people of JKUT including SC, ST, OBCs but on ground other than diluting the socio-economic and political system of JKUT nothing on ground has improved. The business, education and other area of development are at the lowest ebb and in continuous deteriorating trends since 2015 onwards.
The National Commission for SCs and another Commission for Backward Classes visited JKUT many time but nothing concrete could happen on ground for SC ST OBCs as promised by members of these Commissions. They said huge money is being spent on the visits of ministers to J&K. They are in fact coming here on excursion. They just make false promises with public and move away after picnic.
Mohinder Bhagat, Prof Kali Dass, KK Fotra, Abdul Majid Malik, RC Bhasin, Surinder Dewgoda, TC Bavouria, GL Rahi, ML Banalia and others also spoke on the occasion.
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