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Bengal govt wary of implementing Mandal report, says OBC group

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Posted: Jan 10, 2010 at 0309 hrs IST

Kolkata Of the 177 OBCs that had been recognised by the Mandal Commission in Bengal, the state government has recognised only 64 communities, members of the Confederation of Other Backward Classes, SC, ST and minorities of West Bengal said.

“There are still major communities like Mahisya, Tili, Tamul and Saha that are yet to be recognised by the state government, apart from a host of smaller ones that have still not been recognised. We have submitted plenty of deputations to the CM, but so far nothing has been done. We are yet to get an audience with him,” said J K Majumdar, member of the organisation.

The members have alleged so far the state government has implemented only 7 per cent instead of the 27 per cent in service. They said the process of getting OBC certificate was a complicated process in the state and people were being harassed by the SDO.

“The last time the state government recognised a caste was in 1998 when they included Hajjan in the list. After that the government has not taken any initiative to do anything more,” said Majumdar.

Apart from recognising the rest of the communities, the member of the federation are also demanding a reservation in Parliament and Assembly seats in proportion to their population and a reservation in the appointment of Council of Ministers, Governor, ambassador, high commissioner, members of the commissions as well as board should be applied in accordance with their populations.

Apart from these, they are also demanding a raise in the existing 50 per cent reservation in government services in accordance with their population in the state and the removal of the creamy layer till the time the OBCs have reached the optimum percentage of representation.

“We have been submitting depositions to the state government and our last deputation was made to the district magistrate, North 24-Parganas, last month but so far nothing has been done. Even political parties in the state have not shown any interest in the case and,” he said.

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