The Odisha Pachhua Barga Bikash Manch will hold a seminar on social justice movement at the Jaydev Bhavan here on June 3 and a conclave of people belonging to the OBC category at Kuchinda in Sambalpur district to press for its demand of 27-per cent reservation for OBCs. This was decided at a preparatory meeting held by the body here on Monday under the chairmanship of Manch president Krushna Chandra Prusty.
The Manch demanded that the Government approve 27-per cent job reservation for OBC people in various Government and non-Government institutions and 27-per cent reservation for admissions of OBC students in Government degree colleges, medical and engineering colleges and other technical and for scholarship-based courses. Among others, Manch general secretary Saroj Kumar Behera, executive president Dhuleswar Mania and labour leaders spoke on the occasion.