Today, Bharat Bandh: Dalit and adivasi groups call a national strike

 

Today, Bharat Bandh: Dalit and adivasi groups call a national strike. What are the requirements?

The requirements include, among other things, guaranteeing the protection of reserve rights. Emergency services and government offices must be functional 21`

Dalit and Adivasi organizations have called for a 'Bharat Bandh', a peaceful strike, on Wednesday to highlight their demand for greater representation of marginalized communities in jobs and education and also to ensure protection of their rights. The Bharat Bandh call comes in the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court judgment on quota sub-categorization for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) groups and the controversy over lateral entry into public posts central French On August 1, a seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled by a 6-1 majority that other sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by States may be allowed to provide quotas for the castes inferior disadvantaged in these. groups. On August 20, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Minister Jitendra Singh wrote to the UPSC chairman requesting the withdrawal of lateral recruitment advertisements for 45 posts of joint secretary, director and assistant secretary. Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the move was an attack on the reservation rights of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and SC/ST communities. Bandh Bharat was called by the National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organizations (NACDAOR). She opposed the Supreme Court's decision saying it undermined the Court's earlier decision in the indira Sawhney case, which created the framework for reservation. NACDAOR published a list of questions that call on the government to ensure social justice and fair representation of these communities in work and education. Urging the government to reject the Supreme Court ruling, he called for a new central law, protected from judicial review by the New Schedule of the Constitution. In the past, the Supreme Court has held that placing a law under the Ninth Schedule does not protect it from judicial review. NACDAOR has also demanded immediate release of caste-based data of SC/ST/OBC employees in government services to ensure their accurate representation. The body has asked the government to publish data on the representation of these caste-based groups in public services. The group demanded filling of all vacancies in central and state government departments as well as in public sector undertakings. In the private sector, the body said that companies that receive subsidies or investments from the government must implement affirmative action policies in their companies. Political parties like Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal extended their support to Bharat Bandh today. Left parties also supported the strike call. Despite the lack of an official announcement, public services are expected to be affected in the states led by these parties. Emergency services such as hospitals, ambulances and medical facilities will remain operational. No official announcement has been made regarding the closure of banks, government offices and educational institutions. NACDAOR appealed to all OBC and SC/ST groups to participate peacefully in large numbers.