Anti-quota Protests 2006 latest news

[megri]

ounting pressure on the government, thousands of doctors, students and professionals from across the county on Saturday held a massive protest rally here demanding an increase of seats in the general category and setting up of a non-political commission to review extension of the Centre's reservation policy.

Hundreds of traders, chemists, teachers, representatives of the Indian Medical Association and RWAs also joined the 'Delhi Aao Desh Bachao' rally organised by the striking medicos here.

The massive show of strength came as medicos held several rounds of discussions with government representatives to end the deadlock over the anti-quota agitation, which began after the government proposed introducing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions.

[pankaj]

On Saturday Medical and engineering students from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Orissa — marched under the `Youth for Equality' banner to the Ramlila Grounds after assembling at Veer Bhumi, the samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi, in the afternoon. Many of them came in buses, while others reached the venue on foot.

Saturday saw massive rallies in Delhi and Kolkata where thousands of students gathered to protest against quotas. In Lucknow and Vadodara, medical students have withdrawn their strike but will continue to oppose reservations

In Mumbai, an anti-reservation rally will be held in Azad Maidan. In Bangalore, around 3000 people including medical, engineering, IT professionals, IIT and IIM alumni and students are participating in an anti reservation rally. It is one of the biggest rallies ever in Bangalore since the stir started. Meanwhile, the union health ministry has asked AIIMS to immediately increase undergraduate seats from 50 to 90. Eight other centrally owned medical institutions have also been asked to increase seats.

[viru]

Many students said they felt intimidated even within the institution as a direct result of the extraordinary media coverage devoted to the anti-reservation protests.

Also, medical students who are supporting the quota are not on leave like the anti-reservation doctors are, so, when they come out to protest during their lunch-break they are always less in numbers and they do not make the same impact on the news-media (http://www.megri.com/news/).

Most of the doctors belonging to backward classes are now having double shifts and doesn't have even time to talk to media.

[India1989]

I heard that they have increased the total seats in educational institutions.

[megri]

Delhi doctors relaunch anti-quota protest
Anti-reservation protests were back on the streets a day after the government cleared the bill for 27 per cent quotas for OBCs in institutions of higher education.

The government says the protestors needn't worry, as along with reservation, there will be more seats. But ironically there's trouble within the government.

Although the cabinet unanimously cleared the bill, ministers are reportedly divided over whether the well-off backward castes or the creamy layer get the benefit of quotas or not.

[Yash Preet]

I do not understand why the government taken such a decision which is not acceptable by the students and professional one.

I think such a decisions should be taken with the consent of the people!