SC/ST orgns to campaign for reservation in Kerala http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=398811&sid=REG&sname=&news=SC/ST%20orgns%20to%20campaign%20for%20reservation%20in%20Kerala
Kochi , Oct 03: A campaign for safeguarding SC/ST reservation and also for comprehensive land reforms, organised by various organisations of SC and ST, will begin on October 7, top leaders of the organisations said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters here, M Geethanandan, general secretary, Rashtriya Mahasabha and C K Janu, president, Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha, demanded that reservation for SCs and STs in medical and para-medical courses and engineering sectors, which was reduced to two percent, should be increased to 10 percent. Among other things, Geethanandan also demanded a legislation to guarantee reservation for SC and STs. The campaign will be organised after a convention which will be held at Thrissur on October 7, he said. Conventions and seminars will be organised in all the districts, he said. The convention will mainly discuss the uncertainty that existed in the self-financing education sector, Geethanandan said.
