The government employees —pro and anti reservation in promotion in reservation organised huge demonstrations in state capital on Sunday. The pro reservationists mobilized the schedule caste state employees for the passage of the Constitution (117th amendment) Bill pending in lok Sabha while the anti reservationist organized ‘Chetawani rally’ to oppose Central government’s June 15 order in compliance with the interim order of the supreme court for the implementation of reservation in promotion. The rally, lead by Air Marshal R K Dikshit, started from 1090 crossing in Gomati nagar marched and concluded at o Rajiv crossing near the chief minister’s residence.
Central government has ordered to state government to imply reservation in promotion from June 15. The decision has made anti reservation organisations furious as government employees, officials and teachers decided to protest against government decisions. The government officers who participated in the march said, reservation in promotion was provided in June 17, 1995 first time after constitutional amendments and we have decided to celebrate June 17 as black day and protests and demonstrations will be held in state capitals across the country.
They said that the decision of Central may affect the electoral prospects of the BJP in the 2019 lok Sabha elections as it will directly impact the promotional avenues of over 3 crore government employees. The anti reservation employees said they will protest against the decision of the Central government at all the possible level for the roll back of the order.
The rally participants decided to present memorandums against the orders to public representatives and if they can’t help to reverse the order they should tender their resignation. They said the BJP had not mentioned in their manifesto about reservation in promotion and now for votes they can’t promote injustice.
Many of them were carrying posters and boards, some of them wearing t-shirts displaying “ignorance of seniority and superiority will not be accepted.”
The pro reservation dalit government employees organized ``aarakshan bachao March ‘from Amebdkar memorial at Gomati nagar. The march was flagged off by the retired high court judge Khemkaran. The Convener of the Aarakshan Bachao Sangarsh samiti Avadesh Verma said a huge rally would soon be organized in lucknow to demand the passage of the Constitution (117th) amendment bill pending in lok Sabha. This bill has already been passed by the Rajya Sabha in 2013. Avadesh Verma also demanded that the facility of reservation in promotion be also given to the OBCs government employees.