By : Sheikh MOhmmad Isa
Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir government over the delay in addressing the reservation issue. He alleged that the administration was not showing enough seriousness in taking the matter forward.
Speaking to reporters, Ruhullah said the reservation issue had been under discussion for nearly two years, but the government had failed to show urgency in resolving it.
“The reservation issue, which we have been talking about for the past two years, shows that despite so much being done, the government is not serious about it,” he said. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Ruhullah also questioned the government’s priorities. He alleged that efforts were being made to pursue other matters in Delhi, while the reservation file was not being followed with the same urgency.
Referring to a recent recruitment list, the MP said the outcome reflected the impact of the existing reservation policy.
“What you saw is the result of the reservation policy,” he said.
Ruhullah claimed that the current reservation policy could affect employment opportunities for candidates from Kashmir. He said its impact could become more visible over the next several years.
“In the next five to 10 years, you will see Kashmiri-speaking officials in government offices,” Ruhullah said.
He also questioned why the recruitment process was continuing while the reservation issue remained unresolved.
“Every day recruitments are coming out, every month and every year. On the basis of the reservation policy, Kashmiris are being pushed out of opportunities. Every day, their opportunities are ending and they are being denied equal rights,” he said.
The Srinagar MP asked the government to make the current status of the reservation file public. He also urged the administration not to treat the issue as a matter of prestige.
“If the government makes this issue a matter of ego, then it will sacrifice their ego,” he said.
“Leave your ego. Tell us where the reservation file is. If it is somewhere else and you don’t have the courage to go there, then tell us where the file is, what is written in it, and hand over the file to us,” Ruhullah said.
He further said he was ready to accompany students in pursuing the matter if the government made the reservation file and its contents available.
“I will go with the students myself. You can come behind me if you want,” he said.
“Call the students, hand over the file to them, tell us what is written in it, so that I can go and find the file myself,” he added.
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