Mysore/Mysuru: As part of a State-wide stir, over 200 Congress workers, led by former Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, staged a demonstration urging the Centre to file a review petition against the recent Supreme Court verdict which said that ‘reservation in job promotion is not a fundamental right,’ at Gandhi Square here this morning.
Addressing the Congress workers, Dr. Mahadevappa maintained that the SC verdict on reservation in promotions has shocked the SC/ST communities. Asking the Centre to immediately file a petition seeking a review of its (SC) verdict, he blamed the BJP-led Government at the Centre for depriving Dalit and other oppressed communities of their rights. Accusing the BJP of acting against the interests of SC/STs, the former Minister warned that the Congress would intensify its protest if the Centre does not take measures for introducing a Bill that safeguards the rights of SC/ST communities that is guaranteed by the Constitution. He also urged the Centre to ensure that there is no change in job promotion reservation and that Government employees from SC/ST communities get justice.
