Kurukshetra: Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Chief Upendra Kushwaha on Monday demanded reservation for people belonging to Other Backward Caste (OBC) in the private sector and sought a united effort to secure their rights.
"People from OBC are occupying only five per cent of government jobs and in judiciary their presence is negligible," he said at a rally to observe the death anniversary of social reformer Jyotirao Phule here.
The rally was organised by the party's Kurukshetra lawmaker Raj Kumar Saini in his personal capacity. Meanwhile, BJP's OBC wing organised its official function to mark Mahatma Phule's death anniversary in Kaithal.
People should not tolerate atrocities by those from dominant castes. Even tolerating atrocities is a crime, Mr Saini said, adding equality among various sections is essential for lasting peace in the country and for this there should be "100 per cent reservations on basis of percentage of population of different castes".
The rally held under the banner of 'Samajik Nayay and Samata Maha Sammelan' and was attended by lawmaker Ajay Kumar Nishad, lawmaker Dalip Singh from Rajasthan and Swami Rameshwaranad from Pushkar in Rajasthan among others.
"People from OBC are occupying only five per cent of government jobs and in judiciary their presence is negligible," he said at a rally to observe the death anniversary of social reformer Jyotirao Phule here.
The rally was organised by the party's Kurukshetra lawmaker Raj Kumar Saini in his personal capacity. Meanwhile, BJP's OBC wing organised its official function to mark Mahatma Phule's death anniversary in Kaithal.
People should not tolerate atrocities by those from dominant castes. Even tolerating atrocities is a crime, Mr Saini said, adding equality among various sections is essential for lasting peace in the country and for this there should be "100 per cent reservations on basis of percentage of population of different castes".
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The rally held under the banner of 'Samajik Nayay and Samata Maha Sammelan' and was attended by lawmaker Ajay Kumar Nishad, lawmaker Dalip Singh from Rajasthan and Swami Rameshwaranad from Pushkar in Rajasthan among others.
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