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.
PTI Aug 9, 2012, 02.11PM IST
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