Mr Kharge stated the Congress will do every little thing potential for the safety of SCs and STs.
New Delhi:
Asserting that the concept of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer idea is “condemnable”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday stated the federal government ought to have introduced laws in Parliament to nullify the a part of the latest Supreme Court docket judgment that talks in regards to the situation.
Mr Kharge stated that whereas different elements of the Supreme Court docket judgment have been being deliberated upon by the social gathering, the creamy layer idea that has been advocated must be nullified.
Earlier this month, a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court docket led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud dominated in a 6:1 majority judgment that state governments have been permitted to sub-classify communities inside the SC record based mostly on empirical information.
Supreme Court docket choose Justice B R Gavai had stated that states should evolve a coverage for figuring out the creamy layer even among the many Scheduled Castes (SC) and Schedule Tribes (ST) and deny them the advantage of reservation.
“Who do you need to profit by bringing a creamy layer? By bringing a creamy layer (idea) on one hand you’re denying untouchables and giving to those that have loved privileges for 1000’s of years. I condemn this,” Mr Kharge advised reporters right here.
This situation of creamy layer that has been raised by the seven judges exhibits that they haven’t thought of SCs and STs in a critical method, he stated.
“Until the time untouchability exists, reservation must be there and will likely be there. We are going to battle for it,” Mr Kharge stated.
The Congress president accused the BJP of searching for to finish reservation.
The federal government has privatised the general public sector jobs and there are lots of vacancies, however they don’t seem to be recruiting, Mr Kharge stated.
“SCs and STs should not in a position to get jobs. No SCs are on the high-level positions. They’re attempting to suppress the SCs and STs by classifying them in a creamy layer,” he stated.
“I discovered the court docket’s determination shocking. Those that are going through untouchability in actual life and people individuals belonging to SCs and STs even on excessive posts are going through discrimination. If they’ve cash even then they face discrimination,” Mr Kharge stated.
“I wish to enchantment that each one individuals ought to unite and make sure that this judgment doesn’t get recognition and this matter shouldn’t be raised once more,” he added.
The Congress is discussing different issues associated to sub-categorisation and can resolve on additional steps after dialogue with intellectuals and leaders of varied states, he stated.
“We are going to do every little thing potential for the safety of SCs and STs,” Mr Kharge stated.
“I learn that the PM stated we is not going to contact this. To make sure that creamy layer (idea) is not going to be applied, they need to have introduced (a laws) in Parliament and nullified the Supreme Court docket judgment,” he stated.
This authorities prepares payments in a number of hours and now it has been about 15 days for the reason that judgment, he stated.
Mr Kharge’s remarks come a day after the Union Cupboard asserted that there was no provision for a creamy layer within the reservation for SCs and STs within the Structure given by B R Ambedkar.
The Union Cupboard, at a gathering chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, held an in depth dialogue on the Supreme Court docket judgment on the sub-categorisation of reservation for SCs and STs as granted within the Structure.
“It’s the nicely thought view of the Union Cupboard that the NDA authorities is firmly dedicated to the provisions within the Structure given by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Info and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw advised reporters right here.
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