SC/ST orgns to demand quota in promotions in UP

Members of All India Confederation SC/ST organisations will gather here tomorrow to discuss and devise plan to get reservation in promotions implemented in Uttar Pradesh.
Leaders from different parts of the state will take part in the seminar tomorrow to devise plan to get reservation in promotions implemented in Uttar Pradesh, National Chairman of the Confederation, Udit Raj told reporters here today.
"Later on December 7, about 10 lakh people will take part in a rally in Delhi to press for the demand," the BJP MP from North-west Delhi constituency said, adding that he will seek the remedy of the problem through the parliament.

Stressing that reservation in promotions was in force in other states, he said its denial in Uttar Pradesh because of some anomalies has led to widespread frustration among people.
Saying that there was a need to exert pressure on all the political parties and give shape to a big movement in support of the demand, Udit Raj said a massive rally would be held in the state in February-March in support of their demand.
Asked about the RSS chief's remark on review of reservation, he said the matter has come to an end after a clarification.

He also criticised Hardik Patel, spearheading agitation for reservation to Patels under the banner Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) saying, the stir was an attempt to divide the nation in the name of reservation.

Allahabad High Court in 2011 had dubbed the reservation in promotion as "unconstitutional" and struck it down following at least 50 petitions by employees associations from across the state.
The high court order in 2012 was upheld by the Supreme Court following which many officials and employees in several departments promoted through this route were demoted.