The lieutenant governor-led administration had introduced the reservation policy for jobs and admissions before the assembly elections earlier this year.
Several political leaders and hundreds of students have gathered outside the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to demand a review of the reservation policy introduced by the lieutenant governor-led administration earlier this year.
Abdullah’s party (National Conference) member and MP Ruhullah Mehdi presented with the students. On Sunday, he posted on X to protest at Gupkar Road outside the CM’s residential office, demanding rationality in the reservation policy. PDP’s opposition leaders Waheed Para and Iltija Mufti and Awami Itihad Party leader Sheikh Khurshi (brother of Engineer Rashid) joined the protest.
On top of all this, Abdullah’s son also went out and joined Mehdi and the students. Meanwhile, Mufti spoke to the students and told reporters, “We are not here to do politics.”
She said the politics in the valley revolves around Article 370 and the restoration of statehood, with no one talking about the “youth”.
They have very basic demands – like the reservation must be equitable and not discriminatory. We hope the govt that came to power with a huge mandate and a promise that they will rationalise the reservation – we hope the NC govt fulfils their pledges in a time-bound manner, Mufti told ANI.
Hours after the protest began, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called in the students and spoke with them in his office.
