Gen-Z of Backward Classes must unite and oppose anti-reservation forces: OBC Students’ Association

The All India OBC Students Association (AIOBCSA) passed a resolution at its 7th national convention here on Friday, calling on Gen-Z from Backward Classes to unite and oppose anti-reservation forces through democratic means.

The convention was held at the Savitribai Phule auditorium, University of Hyderabad, marking the 200th birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and 36 years of Mandal Diwas.

Addressing the gathering, association president Gowd Kiran Kumar said reservation is a constitutional measure to ensure social justice and equal opportunity. He said anti-reservation campaigns seek to weaken constitutional rights of Other Backward Classes, and called on students and youth to understand the history of the social justice movement and protect constitutional values.

Students and research scholars from various universities participated in discussions on caste census, proportionate representation, quality education and implementation of reservation.

The convention was attended by University of Delhi associate professor Suraj Yadav Mandal, Telangana Mining Development Corporation chairperson Anil Eravathri, BC Intellectual Forum chairperson T. Chiranjeevulu, senior academic Pillamari Ramulu, and Bode Ramachandra Yadav, J. Purnachandra Rao and Rathna Sabapathi. The speakers discussed the Mandal movement and social justice.

The convention paid tributes to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, B.R. Ambedkar, Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, B.P. Mandal, V.P. Singh, Kanshi Ram, Sharad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan and Lalu Prasad Yadav.