Former MP flays government for not constituting Backward Classes Commission in U.T.

Former Member of Parliament and president of Puducherry Maanila Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam M. Ramadass criticised the contiguous and past governments successful the Union Territory for not constituting the State Level Backward Classes Commission contempt the High Court of Madras issuing a directive connected the contented 2 years ago.

In a statement, helium said the Commission was established successful the Union Territory successful 1998 successful pursuance of Article 16 and 340 of the Constitution of India. The Commission had go non-functional successful the Union Territory from 2018 owed to the nonaccomplishment of the authorities successful appointing a Chairman and members for the panel. The Commission has remained non-functional for astir 7 and a fractional years successful the territory owed to the hold successful appointment, helium said. 

When the Karaikal fishermen, classified arsenic Extremely Backward Classes successful the Union Territory, approached the High Court demanding their inclusion nether Most Backward Classes category, the Court opined that the contented could beryllium handled by the Commission itself. After the petitioner brought to the cognition of the tribunal that the Commission was non-functional successful the Union Territory, the Judge directed the authorities to “form the Commission arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.”

“The Court gave the bid directing the authorities to represent the Commission connected February 2, 2023 and the bid was received by the Chief Secretary connected April 2, 2023. As of today, astir 32 months person passed since the tribunal issued the directive, but the authorities of the time has not respected the bid by forming the Commission. This inaction of the authorities tantamounts to Contempt of Court,” the connection said. 

Mr. Ramadass said nationalist payment suffers a large woody erstwhile respective societal questions of the radical stay unresolved successful the look of the non-functionality of the Commission. “Several times the authorities was reminded of the Constitutional and ineligible imperative connected forming the Commission. If this authorities fails to respect the tribunal bid and reconstitute the Commission wrong 10 days, a contempt of tribunal lawsuit volition beryllium filed against the authorities successful the involvement of payment of the people,“ the economist turned person said.