Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb, 13: The Ladakh Region Action Committee for Protection of Reservation (LRACPR) held a protest rally here today against the unrelenting silence of the state government over the J&K High Court's verdict on reservation in promotions.
This pro reservation rally was led by the Sheikh Abdullah Jalili, Chairman of LRACPR, Kargil and Tsewang Thinless, Chairman, LRACPR, Leh whileas the Jammu based pro reservation organisations like Jammu Kashmir Reserve Categories Employees Association (JKRCEA), Jammu Kashmir Tribal United Forum (JKTUF), All India Bhagat Mahasabha, J&K Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, J&K Mahasha Sadar Sabha, Kabir Sabha, Backward classes Union, Dalit Chetna Manch, SC/ST Lawyers Forum, SC/ST students union, Tribal Welfare Forum, Kashmir and All J&K Pensioners Association Civil Society, joined and supported them over this issue.
A strong gathering comprising of leaders of various socio-religious groups and political parties of Ladakh region, members of employees joint action committee (EJAC), students of Ladakh region alongwith their supporters from Jammu started march from Press Club, Jammu which was later culminated at Indira Chowk from where the leaders of LRACPR went to Raj Bhawan and submitted memorandum to the Governor.
Nawang Rigzin Jora, Asgar Karbali, (MLAs), Sheikh Saf-Uddin, Ashraf Ali Barcha, Kacho Gulzar Hussain, Shaikh Sadiq Rajai, Mohd Mukhtar Khan, Ahmed Hussain (Leaders of LRACPR), Dr. Sanjay Bhasin, President JKRCEA, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, General Secretary, JKRCEA, Tashi, Chairman, EJAC, Ladakh, Bodh Raj Bhagat, Vice President, All India Bhagat Maha Sabha, Roshan Din Choudhary, President, Jammu Kashmir Tribal United Forum (JKTUF), Sham Lal Basson, President, Dalit Chetna Manch, Arif Irfan, Chairman, Tribal Welfare Forum and Satish Vidrohi, student leader were prominent who addressed the rally.
Nawang Rigzin Jora, addressing the rally castigated the government for not contesting in favour of their own law which is in consonance with Article 370, 35-A of Indian Constitution & Article 6 of J&K Constitution, and added that the present government has shown its in-efficiency in legally dealing with the issues of public importance. He requested the Governor to immediately come up with political solution of Restoration of Reservation in Promotion in the best interests of reserved categories.
Shaikh Abdullah Jalili, Chairman, LRACPR, while speaking on the occasion said that the provision of reservation in pormotion should be immediately restored otherwise the SCs, STs and other reserved categories would be forced to launch state wide protest.
Dr. Sanjay Bhasin, President, JKRCEA said that Reservation will continue till caste continues in India. He said that SC & ST's are entitled for 8% and 10% reservation indirect recruitment but quantifiable data from Socioeconomic and educational census of India reveals that only 1.84% reservation indirect recruitment has been extended to the SC's in J&K till date and 2.02% to ST's.
Kachu Gulzar Hussain, General Secretary of LRACPR, read out the memorandum in the rally which was later submitted to Governor at Raj Bhawan, Jammu. At the end, the whole body of Ladakh Region Action Committee for Protection of Reservation (LRACPR) ackowledged the support extended by JKRCEA team and its subsidary groups to LRACPR for making the pro reservation rally a great success. |
