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Chandigarh The Rashtriya Dalit Panchayat and All India SC/ST Railway Employees Association will hold a mass rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 22 to protest against the Uttar Pradesh government for accepting the Supreme Court order that declared as unconstitutional a section of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service (reservation for SC, ST and OBC) Act-1994, which gave reservation in promotion in government departments.
In a press conference organised by the Confederation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Organizations, Karamveer Singh — the organiser of the rally — said: “The 85th constitutional amendment is not being implemented even though the Parliament has made it clear that reservation to Dalits should be given with consequential seniority.”

Though the promotion policy of the government does not apply to the nodal department in states, the prerogative to maintain a promotion roaster remains, which is also not followed by many, said a supporter.

“We strongly protest against outsourcing of government projects, as these then move into the realm of private companies where there is no provision of reservation. This makes us lose jobs,” said Ashok Kumar, national secretary of All India SC/ST Railway Employees Association.