Maya's third letter: 'Include Jats in central OBC list'
Express News Service Posted online: Tue Sep 20 2011, 03:39 hrs
Lucknow : Writes to PM *The CM says she believes there is an urgent
need to provide opportunities to Jats in the fields of education,
employment in order to improve their condition
In her third letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in as many days,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday demanded inclusion of
Jats in the Centre's list of OBCs so that the community gets
reservation in jobs and educational institutions run by the Government
of India.
In UP, Jats are regarded as OBCs.
On Saturday, Mayawati had written to the PM, demanding reservation for
Muslims in view of their poor socio-economic condition as highlighted
by the Sachar committee. She followed it up by a second letter on
Sunday, seeking reservation for the poor among upper castes.
In the latest letter, Mayawati has stated that the Jats are a backward
community who earn their livelihood from agriculture and related
activities. Their economic condition is bad because of the shrinking
agricultural land and educationally also, they are backward, she said.
She also said the community's representation in central services is inadequate.
"Keeping all this in mind, the state government had included the Jats
in the state's OBC list on March 10, 2000," the Chief Minister said.
Further, she said the Jats of Rajasthan, except Dhaulpur and Bharatpur
districts, were included in the central OBC list through a
notification dated October 27, 1999.
Rajasthan shares its boundaries with UP and there is similarity in the
socio-economic and educational condition of Jats in the two states.
"This is enough basis for the inclusion of UP's Jats in the central
OBC list," Mayawati said.
The Chief Minister said she is of the firm belief that there is an
urgent need to provide opportunities to Jats in the fields of
education and employment in order to improve their condition.
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