In a main outreach to marginalised groups in advance of the 2024 standard elections, the Congress birthday birthday celebration on Sunday promised to take into account reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) withinside the better judiciary, earmark a part of the overall finances for them and consist of the poorer sections amongst them withinside the economically weaker section (EWS) quota.
These promises, a part of the social justice decision permitted withinside the birthday birthday celebration plenary, are critical because the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been capable of boom its tally withinside the SC and ST seats of the Lok Sabha, Congress leaders stated, declining to be named.
Of the 131 SC and ST seats withinside the Lok Sabha, the BJP bagged 77, up from sixty seven withinside the 2014 polls. The extra seats helped the BJP boom its tally to 303 from 282 withinside the 2019 Parliamentary elections.
The Congress additionally did a U-activate the girls reservation bill, which turned into surpassed withinside the Rajya Sabha in 2010, and stated that it will “make sure its passage with suitable provision for reserved classes in the 33%.” In 2010, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance authorities had rejected needs of its allies and different events to deliver a quota in the quota.
The plenary promised a “radical new coverage package deal of social justice” that consists of a National Council for Social Justice at the strains of the Prime Minister-led National Development Council. The proposed frame will now no longer most effective assessment the development and gaps in imposing India`s social justice rules and laws, however may even tangibly protect them.
The birthday birthday celebration dedicated itself to behavior a socio-financial caste census at the side of the decennial census. The caste census shall additionally enumerate de-notified and nomadic tribes. The decision additionally promised a devoted ministry for OBCs, the biggest social institution in India.
“To redress the discrimination confronted via way of means of the scholars from SC, ST, OBC and minority groups in academic institutions, the Congress Party commits to enact a unique act known as the Rohith Vemula Act to guard and protect their proper to training and dignity,” the birthday birthday celebration stated. Vemula dedicated suicide after he turned into suspended from the University of Hyderabad.
The birthday birthday celebration may even take into account reservation withinside the better judiciary. “To make sure that the judiciary is reflective of the social range of India, the Congress Party shall take into account reservations for SCs-STs-OBCs withinside the better judiciary. In the equal spirit, reforms may be undertaken to create Indian Judicial Service,” the decision stated.
In its decision on worldwide affairs, the birthday birthday celebration expressed “deep concern” over the winning state of affairs alongside the Line of Actual Control among India and China.
“India desires to speak this really with out obfuscation, and urgently beautify skills to discourage China from trying any navy coercion alongside the LAC. At the equal time, the guiding ideas enshrined withinside the 2005 India-China settlement at the boundary difficulty want to be strongly reaffirmed in any engagement with China. Finally, any and all measures want to be undertaken to protect the territorial integrity of India, which the Congress Party firmly commits to,” the birthday birthday celebration stated.
The birthday birthday celebration additionally hit out on the Centre at the difficulty. “Sadly, the authorities has didn’t take the humans of India into self belief approximately the repeated transgressions via way of means of Chinese navy at numerous factors throughout the Line of Actual Control, even as it keeps to interact with China in an unstructured manner. This has emboldened China to be even greater aggressive,” it stated.