Opposition criticizes the government of Jammu and Kashmir for ‘drag her feet’ on quota

The government of Jammu and Kashmir drags its feet over when completing a report on the rationalization of reservation categories in the Union Territory (UT), which is studied by a subcommittee of the cabinets.

The committee, in turn, submitted it months ago to the legal department for legal control and since then it has gone. Various opposition parties have dismissed and demanded that the cabinet report was made public.

The J&K reservation quota was revised under the central rule after new categories such as Paharis, Paddari tribe, Koli and Gadda Brahmin, etc. were recorded in 2024. The open merit category was considerably reduced to less than 40%.

The ruling National Conference (NC), which promised to rationalize the quota, formed a Cabinet Sub -Committee (CSC), which would submit its report in six months. However, no definitive decision was made about the rationalization and no deadline was set for the legal department, which called on sharp reactions from opposition parties and open merit aspirants.

“Despite the six -month deadline, the cabinet has neither clarified or transparency in the report, only vague claims and now a reported reference to the legal department. This ambiguity is not only disappointing but also harmful,” said engineer Ehtisham Khan, a student rights activist, said said The Hindu.

Aspirants in the dark

He accused the NC government “to keep the open merit in the dark again.”

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Leader and MLA Waheed-Ur-Rehmaan Parra said that the cabinet movement has left “Thousands of students deeply sad and disillusioned”. “This is a deliberate denial of justice. These students have already passed violence, lockdowns and lost opportunities. Now, while looking for a fair representation and rationalized reservation, the government pushes them further to the margins,” said Mr. Parra.

He said that the NC government has the authority to store the policy imposed by BJP with a single administrative order.

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“But the party that promised to reverse the damage of the BJP is now complicit to continue it. If the Kashmiri youth are not offered hope, it will only strengthen subversive elements, which will continue to destabilizing a generation and their future. Rationalization of reservation and proportional display represents the only Lord Vooruit and it must be implemented in front and it must be implemented in front and it must be implemented in front and it must be implemented in front and it must be implemented in front and it must be implemented in front and it must be implemented,” “,” “said the only Lord,” “,” “,” “said,” “,” “the only Lord Voorra.” ” He demanded that the government made the report public.

J&K Peoples Conference Chief and MLA Sajad Lone accused the government of Abdullah of “having no idea of ​​reserves.” “It is not going to do anything. Now, to this design proposal. As far as I know, everything that is sent to the cabinet must be screened by the legal department. It is not the other way around. It looks like a different round of time -waste tactics,” Mr Lone said.

J&K Apni Party (JKAP) President Altaf Bukhari asked the government to determine a timeline for tackling the reservation problem. “Whether the focus on the government is on revising the CSC report or obtaining legal control, it is essential that a clear and fixed timeline is determined,” said Mr Bukhari.

He called for ‘a judgmental reservation policy’. “One thing is without a doubt clear that the current reservation policy is very poor and unlawful. There is a broad consensus that we need a more wise reservation policy to protect merit,” said Mr Bukhari.