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Modi Govt is taking anti SC/ST & OBC stands: J&K Congress

| @indiablooms | Feb 16, 2020, at 12:09 am

Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking anti-Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and OBC stands.

The Congress leaders were protesting over the issue of BJP Government’s recent stand in Supreme Court over reservation and the withdrawal of age relaxation to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir in civil services as part of the nationwide protest led by J&K President G A Mir.

Mr Mir said, “Modi Govt is taking anti SC/ST & OBC stands, which will deprive them of opportunities to come forward,” and added, “BJP & RSS are systematically attacking the provisions of reservations for SC/ST and OBC communities through various statements and actions for the last many years”. Carrying forwards this agenda, the BJP Govt. now has taken the unconstitutional stand in the Supreme Court, wherein the Govt. has said, “there is no fundamental right to claim reservation in appointments in public posts and there is no Constitutional duty on the part of state Govt. to provide reservations.”

Carrying placards and banners against the BJP Govt at the Centre over the issue of attempts to dilute the  reservations of SC/ST and OBCs, the Congress leaders lashed out at the BJP Govt. blaming it of adopting anti-SC/ST & OBC approach.

They sought adequate protection for their constitutional rights and to ensure that the provisions of reservations as enshrined in the Constitution should be protected without any dilution and changes in the same against their interests.

He also lashed out at the Centre Govt. for its anti youth decisions with regard to J&K and referred to the withdrawal of age relaxation in civil services to the youth of general category as well SC/ST & OBC.

“The youth of J&K were availing this concession since Congress always protected and promoted the interests of youth of J&K in view of disturbed conditions here for the last three decades,” he said.

The recent withdrawal of age relaxation has come as a great set back and shock to the youths of J&K and sought immediate revoking of withdrawal order by DOPT of Central Government, said Mr Mir.

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