SRINAGAR: Amid consistent demands by open merit candidates and Opposition leaders to review the job reservation policy, senior National Conference (NC) leader Ruhullah Mehdi called for a protest at Gupkar Road outside the chief minister's residential office.
"Today marks the date I had committed to stand with those whose voices demand rationality in the reservation policy. In my response to a post on X (Twitter) by a concerned citizen, I urged everyone to wait until December 22 to give the elected government time to address this issue. I also said that if the matter was not resolved by then, I would join you in protest outside the CM's residence or office. December 22 ends tonight," he said on X. The policy introduced by lieutenant governor-led administration, before the assembly elections early this year, had squeezed the general category, which form the majority of the population, to below 40% in jobs and admissions and increased reservation for reserved categories over 60%.
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