SC/BC body wants 85th constitutional amendment implemented

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 22

Gazetted & Non-Gazetted SC BC Employees Welfare Federation (Punjab) today held a meeting at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, where they condemned the Punjab Government for not implementing the 85th amendment to the Indian Constitution.

Addressing a meeting of the federation, its chairman Jasvir Singh Pal said by not implementing the recommendations of the 85th amendment to the Indian Constitution, Punjab Government has been dishonouring the Parliament. As many as 35,000 vacancies in the reserved categories have been put in deep freeze. By doing so, the 38 per cent of the population is being denied its rightful due, the federation alleged.

Pal said unemployment allowance was not being provided to the youngsters. More than 50 lakh people belonging to the SC and BC categories are being deprived the benefits of the schemes launched by the government.