"Will study court verdict...": Sitaram Yechury on Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC certificates issued after 2010
May 22, 2024
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 : Hours after the Calcutta High Court cancelled OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday, said that he will comment on the issue only after reading the full verdict.
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.
"We have heard the verdict but we can say something only after reading the reason behind it. They (court) must have given the arguement, we will study that. We can say something only after we study the full verdict of the Court," CPI (M) general secretary told reporters on Wednesday.
He further attacked BJP's '400 paar' claim and asserted that their main motive of BJP behind getting '400 paar' is they want to change the Constitution.
"Their main motive of BJP behind getting '400 paar' is they want to change the Constitution...It is important to keep the BJP away from power if we want to save the country and the Constitution," he added.
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will not accept the judgement and "OBC reservation continues and will always continue".
Addressing a poll rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency, she attacked the BJP and also spoke about the court order.
"Even today I heard a judge passing an order, who has been very famous. The Prime Minister is saying that minorities will take away the Tapasheeli reservation, can this ever happen? Minorities can never touch the Tapasheeli or tribal reservation, but these mischievous people (BJP) get their work done through agencies, they have got the order through someone but I will not accept this opinion...Those who have given the order should keep it to themselves, we will not accept the opinion of BJP, OBC reservation continues and will always continue," she said.
The court has directed the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission to prepare a new list of OBCs in accordance with the 1993 Act.
Those who were in the OBC list before 2010 will remain. However, after 2010, OBC nominations have been cancelled.
About 5 lakh OBC certificates are set to be cancelled.
After 2010, those who have jobs under the OBC quota or are in the process of getting them cannot be excluded from the quota. There will be no impact on their job and they cannot be excluded from the quota.
Polling in West Bengal is being held in seven phases of Lok Sabha polls. Polling has already been done in five phases and the voting for the remaining two phases will be held on May 25 and June 1. Votes will be counted on June 4.
