Harish Chaudhary Demands Increase in OBC Reservation
In-charge of Punjab Congress and Baytu MLA Harish Chaudhary on Wednesday met OBC Commission Chairman Bhanwaru Khan and demanded to increase the limit of OBC reservation from 21 to 27 percent.
Junjaram Thory 
In-charge of Punjab Congress and Baytu MLA Harish Chaudhary on Wednesday met OBC Commission Chairman Bhanwaru Khan and demanded to increase the limit of OBC reservation from 21 to 27 percent.
Chaudhary said that the scope of reservation of OBC class can be increased from 21 to 27 percent only when the caste census will be made public. He said that OBC Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti has been demanding this for two years. He said that the central and state governments should increase the scope of OBC reservation.
Chaudhary said that they do not talk about OBC only, all castes including SC-ST should get their rights. He said that the central government should make public the figures of the census conducted on a caste basis. He said that due to the non-availability of a caste census, the interests of many sections are being harmed.
Chaudhary said that they have been demanding to increase OBC reservation for two years. He said that they will continue to demand this till their demand is met.
The OBC Commission Chairman Bhanwaru Khan said that he will take up the matter with the government. He said that the government will take a decision on the matter after considering all the aspects.
The demand for increase in OBC reservation has been a long-pending demand of the OBC community. The OBC community has been demanding that the government increase the reservation quota from 21 to 27 percent. The OBC community has been arguing that the current reservation quota is not enough to meet the needs of the OBC community.
The government has not yet taken any decision on the demand for increase in OBC reservation. The government is likely to take a decision on the matter after the caste census is conducted.
