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Brahmin body threatens to boycott assembly polls
New Delhi, Sept 25: An organisation of Brahmins today threatened that the community would boycott the coming assembly elections if the government failed to bring about reservation in government jobs for the economically weaker among the forward castes.
New Delhi, Sept 25: An organisation of Brahmins today
threatened that the community would boycott the coming
assembly elections if the government failed to bring about
reservation in government jobs for the economically weaker
among the forward castes.
"Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his speech in
Jaipur had assured that that he will bring in a legislation in
Lok Sabha to provide reservation to the economically poor
people belonging to forward caste. But the Lok Sabha session
ended on August 22 without even considering the matter. We
feel betrayed," Suresh Mishra, leader of the Rajasthan-based
'Sarv Brahmin Mahasabha' told reporters here.
Claiming that even Congress President Sonia Gandhi had
given similar assurances to the community, Mishra said, "We
want the Prime Minister to call a special session of Lok Sabha
and amend the constitution to provide reservation to US
failing which the large Brahmin community will boycott the
coming assembly elections and float a third front which would
prove disastrous for both the BJP and the Congress."
He also claimed that 65 lakh Brahmins will go on fast on
September 27 to exert pressure on the government on the issue.
Bureau Report