Akhilesh Yadav backs Bharat Bandh against SC verdict on SC/ST reservations
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has expressed support for the Bharat Bandh called on Wednesday to protest the Supreme Court's ruling that permits sub-classification within reservation categories for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Yadav spoke on the importance of the mass movement to protect reservations, describing it as a positive effort that would instill new consciousness among the exploited and deprived sections of society. He asserted that peaceful protest is a democratic right and a powerful tool against any attempt to undermine the reservation system.
"The mass movement to protect reservations is a positive effort. It will instill new consciousness among the exploited and deprived and will prove to be a shield of people's power against any kind of tampering with reservation. Peaceful movement is a democratic right," Yadav stated in a post on X.
Yadav further warned that the public must take to the streets if the government attempts to tamper with the Constitution and the rights of people through fraudulent means.
"Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had already warned that the Constitution will only work if the intentions of those implementing it are correct. When the governments in power tamper with the Constitution and the rights given by it through fraud, scams, and scandals, then the public will have to take to the streets. Public movements put a check on unbridled government," he added.
The 'Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti' has called for a day-long Bharat Bandh to protest the Supreme Court's recent judgment on reservations.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has also extended her support to the Bharat Bandh, citing widespread anger and resentment among SC/ST communities over the court's decision. She accused parties like the BJP and Congress of conspiring to make reservations ineffective.
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on August 1, delivered by a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, held that states have the authority to sub-classify SCs and STs and suggested that the state develop a policy for identifying the creamy layer within these groups. The judgment overturned a previous ruling that had deemed sub-classification impermissible.
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RG Kar case: CBI questions TMC MLA Sudipto Roy
Kolkata (PTI): CBI sleuths on Thursday questioned Trinamool Congress MLA Sudipto Roy in connection with the RG Kar rape and murder case.
A team of CBI officials on Friday afternoon reached the residence of Roy, who is also a doctor, in Sinthee area on the northern fringes of Kolkata and questioned him in connection with their investigation into the case.
Roy, who is president of the RG Kar Patient's Welfare Committee, said he has cooperated with sleuths of the central agency.
"CBI sleuths had come to question me regarding the investigation into the death of a student at RG Kar hospital last month. I cooperated with them," Roy, who is MLA of Serampore assembly constituency, said.
Protests of doctors began after the body of a postgraduate trainee was found at the hospital on August 9.
A civic volunteer has been arrested in connection with the case, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting a probe following a Calcutta High Court order.
The CBI had last week arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh, in connection with alleged financial misconduct in the establishment
