The Schedule caste officers and employees protesting against their reversion in service following the order of the Supreme Court have given a call for observing the 83rd anniversary of the RsPoona Pact’ as the black day on September 24. The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.
The RsAarakshan bachao sanghhrash samiti’, spearheading the campaign for restoration of the facility of reservation in promotion for the SC employees said September 24 will be observed as black day to mobilize the public opinion in favor of their cause.
The convener of the samiti Avadesh Verma said here on Monday that the black day will be organized to protest against indifference of the NDA government at the Center towards the passage of the Constitution (117th) amendment) bill and the persecution of the SC officers and employees by the Samajwadi party government under the cover of the compliance of the Supreme court order. The Apex court in April 2012 had quashed the legislation providing for the reservation in promotion for the SC/ST employees. The apex court later fixed September 15 as the deadline for the compliance of its order passed in 2012. He said the constitution amendment bill was passed by the Rajya sabha during the previous UPA government. The NDA has clear majority in lok Sabha and the government can get the bill passed easily but nothing has been done so far.
Over 8: lakh schedule caste employees across the state will assemble at district headquarters and stage protest. The organization of the Sc employees is already running a campaign RsRsChupee Todo’ to mount pressure on the MlAs of the ruling Samajwadi Party and MPs of the BJP from the reserved seats. The SC MlAs of the SP and MPs of the BJP from the BJP are maintaining silence on this issue.