JATS 5 OTHER CASTES

Reservation to Jats, 5 other castes challenged in Haryana HC

Jats set an April 3 deadline for the granting of reservation after their violent quota agitation last month. (PTI - File Photo)

Wed, 30 Mar 2016-09:38pm , PTI

The reservation to Jats and five other communities in government jobs and education was challenged today in the Punjab and Haryana High court in Chandigarh, a day after Haryana Assembly cleared the quota Bill.

Advocate Satnarayan Yadav challenged the grant of reservation on the grounds that the Supreme Court has ruled against the overall quota exceeding the 50 per cent threshold in any state. The petition is likely to come up for hearing on Monday, he said.

Referring to a 1992 order wherein the apex court had opposed more than 50 per cent overall reservation, Yadav claimed Haryana government had succumbed to the pressure from Jats by bringing the reservation Bill. Two or three states have sought to provide over 50 per cent reservation but these decisions have been challenged in the courts, he said.

On Tuesday, a Bill to provide reservation to Jats and five other communities in government jobs and education was unanimously passed by Haryana Assembly.

Jats set an April 3 deadline for the granting of reservation after their violent quota agitation last month had brought the BJP-ruled state to a standstill. The stir left 30 people dead and 320 persons injured besides resulting in huge damage to property.

The Bill extends reservation to Jats and five other castes -- Jat Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois, Tyagis and Mulla Jat/Muslim Jat -- by constituting a new classification, Block 'C', in the Backward Classes category. The Bill proposes to give 10 per cent reservation these communities in government and government-aided educational institutions and Class-III and IV government jobs. It also envisages 6 per cent reservation for them in BC 'C' category in Class-I and II jobs.

The Jats had threatened to relaunch their agitation on March 18 but put it off till April 3 after the BJP government promised to bring the Bill in the ongoing Budget session.

Source : DNAINDIA

Jat Reservation Bill

Jat Reservation Bill A Win-Win Move For All, Says Manohar Khattar

Manohar Lal Khattar said the Jat reservation bill passed by the assembly was a "win-win" for all.

CHANDIGARH:  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the Jat reservation bill passed by the assembly today was a "win-win" for all and "no section stands to lose".

"No section stands to lose, it is a win-win thing for all. A long pending issue has been solved, we have kept our promise. The Bill was passed unanimously in the Assembly," Mr Khattar told a press conference after the Bill was unanimously passed by voice-vote.

Opposition Congress members were not present in the House when the Bill was passed as they stayed away to protest the suspension of their three members for six months for tearing copies of the Governor's Address in the Assembly a fortnight ago.

While Mr Khattar and his cabinet colleagues, including Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu, claimed it was a "historic day" for Haryana, opposition Congress slammed the BJP government.

Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said what the BJP government had brought in the Assembly was a "carbon copy" of what the Congress had provided during its rule but the Supreme Court had quashed the move.

The Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Bill, 2016 proposed to give reservation to Jats and five other castes - Jat Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois, Tyagis and Mulla Jat/Muslim Jat -- in government services and admission to educational institutions.

The Chief Minister, who was interacting with media persons shortly after he was greeted by Khap leaders following the passage of the Bill, said the provisions would be implemented immediately after the Governor's assent to the Bill.

He said a request would also be made to the Centre to include the Act in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution so as to shield it from judicial review.

Source : NDTV

March 29, 2016 21:56 IST | Last Updated: March 29, 2016 21:56 IST

Patel Quota Row

Committee Of Ministers To Discuss Patel Quota Row With Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel

File Photo of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.

AHMEDABAD:  A committee of Ministers set up last year to negotiate with various Patel groups seeking reservation under the OBC category will meet Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today and handover its report.

Health Minister Nitin Patel, who heads the committee, said the CM will take the final decision based on the report. The Patels, a prominent community in Gujarat, have been demanding reservation under the OBC category since July last.

The Committee of Ministers was set up last July before the pro-quota stir by Patels had started, and after the agitation it was asked to look into the fresh demands also.

"We will meet the CM tomorrow and apprise her of the latest on the quota agitation. We will hand over our report, having our opinions, about the demands put forward by the Patel quota leaders to arrive at a compromise. The CM will take final decision based on this report," he said.

The Minister said various quota leaders will be invited by the government to discuss the final formula of compromise.

The announcement comes at a time when Patel quota body Sardar Patel Group (SPG), which worked closely with jailed quota leader Hardik Patel, has announced to start the second round of agitation if their demands are not met by April 17.

SPG chief Lalji Patel has also threatened to launch a 'Jail Bharo' agitation if the government does not accept their demands, which were handed over to the CM last month.

Similarly, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik also sent a 27-point charter of demands to the CM through BJP Porbandar MP Vitthal Radadiya.

"We have gone through the demands made by both SPG and PAAS. Just like them, we also want to find out an amicable solution. After studying these demands, we have prepared this report. We will also invite leaders of both these bodies to finalize the compromise formula in coming days," Mr Patel added.

Some of the key demands put forward by Hardik as well as SPG include reservation for Patel community, release of jailed quota leaders and withdrawal of cases against them, and action against the police officers who were involved allegedly in committing atrocities on members of the community.

Source : NDTV

April 11, 2016 04:43 IST | Last Updated: April 11, 2016 04:43 IST