To establish an egalitarian society, it’s imperative for governments to implement reservations for BCs and other disadvantaged sections in private sector, felt speakers at the roundtable organised by the CPI(M) at its district party office here on Wednesday.
Presiding over the conference, party district secretary Dandi Venkati said that the private sector was growing fast at the cost of public sector and the capacity for generating jobs in private sector was far more than that of the public sector.
Besides, the private sector was expanding only with the assistance of the government. Therefore, reservations for socially and economically disadvantaged sections were a must, he said.
He deplored that in centres for excellence like IITs and IIMs which were being run with the help of the Central government, only a few BCs were securing opportunity to pursue studies as they were being denied reservations. Oppressed communities do not have access to quality education, he added.
Jyotiba Phule Foundation president Basa Rajeswar observed that BCs that constitute a major section of society were being discriminated against in jobs and education.
BC Welfare Association district president Narala Sudhakar said all the opportunities were being grabbed by people belonging to upper caste. He pointed out that TRS, which promised to formulate BC sub-plan and spend Rs. 25,000 crore , did not deliver on it after coming to power. Teachers’ Union leader Ramana stressed for starting a movement by bringing the oppressed sections onto a broader platform.
