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| RBA allege deprived from their rights | | | early times report
Jammu, Feb 9: A large number of people including children and women's falling under Reserved Backward Area (RBA) Category staged massive protest outside Press Club Jammu against the State Government and alleged that they have been deprived from their rights due to callous and numb approach of Government towards their issues.
Addressing the protestors Kewal Sharma, Social Activist and Advocate Rajesh Thappa Former General Secretary Bar Association Jammu, said since independence the State rulers had been ignoring the due share of State RBA Community.
Successive rulers of the State have resolved the issues of other Reserved Categories while RBA Category was ignored for their due share and equal justice so far as economic front and education for which a specific locality or area is considered as 'Backward'.
Rajesh Thappa, Kewal Sharma and other speakers also made specific mention of injustice to fairer sex, pin pointing if a non RBA girl marries to a RBA person she has to wait for a long 15 years to get RBA Category Certificate as per existing law, which is really a cruel joke with the women folk living in backward areas.
Criticizing Govt. policies, speakers said that Government on the other hand offer facilities like Voter Card, State Subject etc for its political vested interests but denies them (Women folks) their social rights. Earlier the situation was different and women were given due share in reservation but since 2006 vide Govt. Order No.GAD (Adm)18/2006-1 dated:27.2.2006 the RBA status to non RBA girl marrying to a RBA person was denied reasons best known to the officials/politicians at helms of affairs.
Lacs of RBA Category Womens living in more than 2200 Villages across the State are deprived of their rights of equality and justice by the said order. We are also demanding a separate Board on the pattern of SC/ST/OBC Advisory Board and Enhancement of Income Slab 4.50 lacs to 7.00 lacs.
The protestors said that their issues are neglected as there is no monitoring/governing body for the RBA Community.
The speakers also demanded their due share in every field. They warned the State rulers to grant their due share or be ready to face the music in the coming Parliamentary and Assembly elections. We hope our representatives of Assembly (MLAs) to highlight the burning issue of RBA Women's in the ensuing Assembly Session starting from 10th Feb., 2014.
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