NEW DELHI: After repeated adjournments in Rajya Sabha and turmoil in Lok
Sabha, government on Thursday agreed to members' demand for bringing a
Constitution amendment bill for reservation in promotion of SCs and STs
in state jobs.
Minister of state for PMO V Narayansamy informed the Upper House that a
bill will be brought in this regard on August 22 after an all-party
meeting, which will discuss the issue on August 21.
"The Prime Minister will call a meeting of leaders of all political
parties on 21st of this month to discuss the issue of SC/ST reservation.
This has been the demand of the honourbale members. On August 22, the
government will be able to bring the bill in the House," Narayanasamy
said bringing the uproar over the issue to an end.
The announcement came after Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh talked to the members including BSP chief Mayawati on the issue in
the House when it was adjourned for 15 minutes.
In the Lok Sabha, SP and BSP members trooped to the Well as soon as the
House met for the day demanding reservation for SC/STs in promotions in
government jobs.
With members refusing to relent, Speaker Meira Kumar allowed some of them to speak.
Shailendra Kumar (SP) said there was fear in the minds of a number of
SC/ST government employees on the lack of reservations in promotions.
Panna Lal Punia (Cong) said Parliament had given SC/ST persons the right
to reservation in government jobs and five persons cannot take away
this right.
Dara Singh Chauhan (BSP) demanded that the SC/ST employees should be
granted reservation in promotion in government jobs immediately.
In the Rajya Sabha, BSP supremo Mayawati said government had promised
during in the last session to call an all-party meeting to discuss quota
in promotion for SC and ST persons, but the meeting did not take place.
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