Anusuchit Jati Yuba Chatra Parisad Asom (AJYCPA) demands white paper on reserved categories
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GUWAHATI: Members of the Anusuchit Jati Yuba Chatra Parisad Asom (AJYCPA) demanded that the State Government of Assam publish a white paper on the numbers as well as the current status of the members of the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC). They mentioned that this is the only way to get the real picture regarding the problems of these reserved communities.
AJYCPA also called out the Sadharan Jati Surkha Sanmilan and the Asomiya Brahmin Sanmilani for opposing caste-based reservations in the county and demanded an apology for the same. They also termed the demands of these two organizations as completely unconstitutional.
The general secretary of AJYCPA, Jitu Kakati, said, “Inequality is still prevalent in society, and these organizations that speak against reservation have never taken any steps towards the eradication of these problems. To remove the domination of the upper castes and the atrocities of the caste system and to establish social justice and empower the neglected, the Indian Constitution made way for the reservation system. Along with the reservation, the control of resources should also be handed over to the SCs and STs to enable uplift at par with the other communities.”
He also added, “As of now, the SCs get 7%, the STs get 15%, and the OBCs get 27% reservation, meaning that 51% are available for the general castes. There are 4,30,000 government employees in Assam, out of which only 27,000 belong to SC. And there isn’t ample representation in the Lok Sabha, Legislative Assembly, and local administrative bodies if we consider the population ratio.” AJYCPA members also cited the reports of the Mandal Commission in 1979, which clearly suggested the need for reservation in the country.
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