 Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 28: The OBC Department of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Suresh Dogra, staged a protest in Jammu East, condemning the BJP-led Modi government and UT Administration for disregarding the 52% OBC population of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The OBC Department 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.
Advocate Suresh Dogra criticized the BJP for treating the Other Backward Classes (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 guarantee 27% reservation and the extension of the National Commission for Backward Classes, have been completely disregarded in the UT. Despite the implementation of national laws after the abrogation of Article 370, the national laws pertaining to OBCs have been 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.
Dogra further criticized the RSS and BJP, stating that they cater to the interests of capitalists and have never truly supported the underprivileged and weaker sections of Indian society. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gained votes by claiming to belong to the OBC community, of being the real enemy of this section.
The OBC Department of Pradesh Congress Committee demands complete OBC status in J&K UT, with the Chairman and Members in the SCBC representing the same community. They also seek the extension of NCBC, inclusion of an OBC column in the caste-based census in India, and an increase in the income slab from 8 lakh to 15 lakh.
Prominent individuals present at the protest included Parshotam Mehra (Vice Chairman), Vijay Kumar (General Secretary), Jagdish Kashyap (Jammu District Rural), Janak Raj, Rajkumar Khanmotra (District President Vendor Union OBC Department), Sourav Mehra (Youth Leader), Surjeet, Gourav Mehra, Mohan, and Gurmukh Singh. |
