The Social Justice Front, Odisha in a dharna organised here on the 72nd Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi, here, demanded that the State Government raise the quota limit in job and admission for the OBCs from 11.25% to 27%.
Led by the front convenor Rabi Behera, Sudarshan and Sujata Barik, the protesters demanded that the Odisha OBC Reservation Act- 2008 unanimously passed in the State Assembly be included in Schedule IX of the Constitution for keeping it above judicial scrutiny.
They urged the MPs from the State to raise the issue in the coming Budget Session of the Parliament that begins on Friday and pass it for the greater interest of OBCs in Odisha.
The organisation also demanded 27 per cent reservation for OBC students in admission into medical, engineering, MBA, colleges and universities like IIT, IIM Central Universities, Adarsh Vidyalayas, KVs and Navodaya Vidyalayas.
Besides, they demanded an OBC Commission in the State, skill centers for OBCs in every district and low interest loan through the OBC Finance Corporation for self employment.
Among others, Subrat Lenka, Bichitrananda Khuntia, Susil Hota, Debashis Mohapatra and Deshapriya Das participated.
