New Delhi, 25 May 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The strike has been called as a mark of protest against the Centre for not conducting a caste-based census for the Other Backward Classes (OBC). The federation is also demanding reservations for the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and OBC communities in the private sector. Besides, BAMCEF is also protesting against the use of EVMs during elections and the issue of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Population Register (NPR). The other key demands include the implementation of a separate electorate in OBC reservation in Panchayat polls in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, resumption of the old pension scheme, protection of labour rights and no displacement of tribal people. BAMCEF also demanded a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) for farmers.

Source -NDTV

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