“The state government previously committed to providing complete reservation to the OBC category in local body elections and that this will remain unchanged,” state minister AK Sharma assured.
Lucknow,UPDATED: Mar 10, 2023 19:15 IST
The report was delivered to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in less than half a month (File)
By Samarth Srivastava: Uttar Pradesh has approved the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission constituted for the upcoming municipal elections in the state. The Yogi Adityanath-led state government has announced this following a meeting of the council of ministers.
The Energy and Urban Development Minister, AK Sharma, said that a provisional notification about the local body elections was issued on December 5, after which some petitions were filed in the high court. The court ordered that the reservation process be investigated by forming a dedicated commission, he said.
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After the court’s order on December 27, the state government formed a five-member “Uttar Pradesh State Local Bodies dedicated to Backward Classes Commission” on December 28, Sharma said, adding that the commission was chaired by retired Justice Ram Avtar Singh.
The commission had six months to submit its report, and it was delivered to the chief minister in less than half a month, he said, adding that the council of ministers approved the report.
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“The state government also took the matter to the Supreme Court. The case is pending, with the next hearing scheduled for April 11. The government will present the commission’s report to the Supreme Court within the next two days,” Sharma said.
“The state government previously committed to providing complete reservation to the OBC category in local body elections and that this will remain unchanged,” he assured.
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