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BC Reservations Sadhana Samakhya Joint Action Committee (JAC) has condemned the Supreme Court verdict striking down the State government’s petition connected 42% preservation for BCs, and described it “a terrible stroke to societal justice.”
National president Dundra Kumaraswamy said, the “verdict is contrary to the law tone of societal justice. It tramples upon the rights of BCs who person been historically marginalised. This is not simply a conflict for reservations — it is simply a question for dignity and self-respect.”
Addressing the media, the JAC referred to caller ruling by SC connected the Governor’s assent to bills: “If the Governor fails to enactment wrong the stipulated time, the measure is deemed to person received assent. The aforesaid rule should use to the Telangana BC Reservations Bill arsenic well.”
On 50% headdress connected reservations and its legality, they pointed retired that the SC itself had clarified that the 50% bounds tin beryllium exceeded if determination is capable empirical information to warrant it. And successful Telangana, BCs represent a important population.
The JAC leaders besides compared the Telangana concern with Tamil Nadu’s. “Just arsenic Tamil Nadu accrued its preservation limits done law amendment and inclusion successful the ninth schedule, the Centre indispensable present amend the Constitution to see BC preservation nether it. Only past volition existent societal justness beryllium achieved.”
Calling for nationwide bandh connected Saturday, and terming it “a conflict for equality and dignity”, the JAC appealed for peaceful participation.
OU postpones exams
Observing the bandh, Osmania University said it was postponing each the examinations scheduled for Saturday. A caller docket of the introspection would beryllium communciated.
OU Backward Classes professors’ forum expressed solidarity with the Telangana BC JAC for demanding 42% preservation for them. The forum gave a telephone to each its members from the field and the constituent colleges to assemble extracurricular University College of Arts and Social Science astatine 10.30 a.m.
