The Ganjam district Brahman Mahasabha has demanded reservations on the basis of economic criteria instead of the caste basis as at present. Similarly, the Mahasabha demanded one reservation system for the whole country.
Merit should be the main criteria in education, promotion and employment, said the Brahmin body at a Press conference here. To present the demands before the Government strongly, the All Odisha Brahman Mahasabha will organise its general body meeting here on September 9. On September 10, the All India Brahman federation will hold a convention here, said the Mahasabha leaders.
After independence, the Government introduced caste-based reservation in jobs for 10 years for Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes. later, the caste-based reservation system instead of decreasing has increased. The ruling Government due to vote politics knowingly remain silent, said Mahasabha district general secretary Rajendra Kumar Panda.
If a demand is made by the organizations unitedly under the AIBF umbrella for abolishment of the caste-based reservation, the Government might wake up, said Panda. Among others, Mahasabha president laxmi Charan Choudhury, working president Santosh Kumar Sahu ,Shyam Sundar Khadanga, Simanchal Mohapatra were present.