OBC reservation: Congress-backed bandh in Madhya Pradesh will get tepid response
By PTI
BHOPAL: The Congress-supported Pichhada Vargh Mahasabha’s bandh in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, searching for 27 reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) within the upcoming native our bodies polls, didn’t evoke a lot response and handed off peacefully, an official stated.
No untoward incident was reported from any a part of the state throughout the bandh, sub-inspector Rahul Katara of the MP Police Situation Room informed PTI within the night.
The Mahasabha’s state working president Rakesh Singh Lodhi stated the organisation working for the upliftment of the OBCs goes to carry a gathering in a day to resolve the longer term plan of action.
The bandh obtained good response in rural areas, in Gwalior and Chambal areas.
The organisation requested individuals to assist to the bandh and didn’t use drive, he stated.
A Congress chief claimed that the Mahasabha has affect in Gwalior and Bhind area, the place the bandh evoked an excellent response.
Markets, petrol pumps and public transport remained unaffected by the bandh in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur.
In Gwalior, a handful of supporters had been seen requesting individuals to close their retailers in markets and shopkeepers did shut their institutions for some time.
Some markets of the 5 districts – Bhind and Morena in Chambal division, Seoni, Mandla and Anuppur – did remained shut for the higher a part of the day, based on stories reaching the state capital.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court permitted reservation for the OBCs within the native our bodies elections in Madhya Pradesh with a rider that it shouldn’t exceed 50 per cent.
“The apex court order is not in our favour. We will get just 14 per cent reservation. But the quota should be provided as per the population of the OBCs in the state – which is 48 per cent,” Lodhi stated, demanding 27 per cent reservation.
