National Commission of Schedule Caste (NCSC), chairman, Pl Punia on Wednesday took up the issue of demotion of members of the Dalit community due to withdrawal of ‘quota in promotion’ in the State with the Chief Minister Akshilesh Yadav.
“I took up the matter of issue of quota of promotion in the Government jobs with the Chief Minister as majority of peoples representatives and others had drawn my attention towards it”, revealed Punia, while talking to media persons soon after review meeting with the State Government.
``Initially Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav accepted to look into the said issue by appointing a Group of Ministers but when I pointed that it might unnecessary delay the process, Mr Yadav assured me to form a technical committee to examine that how the guidelines made in Nagraj Case judgement could be followed on the issue”, added Punia.
He also claimed to have shared his concern with the Chief Minister that why the demotion of the officers benefited after 1997 have been made when the same should be made from 2006 onwards when the decision in this regard was taken. The review meeting on the issues was held after four years.