MP Udit Raj holds 'Save Reservation' rally at Ramlila Maidan

Lakhs of people belonging to reserved categories and coming from various states such as Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka among others, thronged the Ramlila Maidan to listen to MP and national chairman of All India Confederation of SC/ST/OBC Organisations, Udit Raj, who held a 'Save Reservation' rally here on Tuesday.

Addressing the gathering Raj said that claimed that continuous attempts were being made to finish reservation in the garb of privatisation. He added that even after 70 years, the condition of Dalits and other backward classes remained deplorable.

"It is unfortunate that India is not only unequal socially but economically also. A few are getting richer and richer and many are either jobless or working on contract basis. Government departments are made to opt for contract system and outsourcing jobs has become order of the day," he rued. He added that this has affected the SC/ST/OBC adversely since they don't have other avenues.

The political leader also tried to dispel "fears and myths" associated with reservation. Responding to common fears that reservation is a "bottleneck" in the development of the nation, he said that such thoughts were "unfounded and mistaken." Raj further stated that it was time for "so called" upper cast people to include their backward brethren in the development of the country and to strengthen its social and economic fabric.

CONTRACT CATCH 

• Raj said It is unfortunate that India is not only unequal socially but economically also
   
• Government departments are made to opt for contract system has become order of the day, he rued 
   
• The Parliamentarian said that the contract push has affected the SC/ST/OBC adversely since they don’t have other avenues