Padyatra on Nov 15 for Swarna Ayog in Himachal Pradesh

Mandi, November 12

The Devbhumi Kshatriya Organisation will start a padyatra from Shimla on November 15 to urge the state government to constitute a Swarna Ayog in Himachal Pradesh to redress the grievances of upper caste communities.

Addressing a press conference here today, Rupesh Thakur, spokesperson, Devbhumi Kshatriya Organisation said, “We have been urging the state government to constitute a Swarna Ayog to redress the grievances of upper caste communities in the state, but to no avail. We are demanding reservation for upper caste communities in government jobs on economic basis.”

“We will start the padyatra from Shimla on November 15, which will conclude at Dharamsala on December 10. The motive is clear — to urge the state to consider our long-pending demand. During the padyatra, we will make people of upper caste communities aware about this issue because it is a fight for their rights,” he added. “The government had constituted the SC/ST commission to redress their grievances. Now, it should form a commission for upper caste communities,” he said. —TNS