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Census: Bhujbal, Munde seek OBC headcount Express News Service Posted online: Sunday , Apr 11, 2010 at 0356 hrs Mumbai : OBC leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal (NCP) and BJP national general-secretary Gopinath Munde, have demanded a separate count of OBCs in the census, besides reservation in Parliament and the legislatures with a separate quota for OBC women. Speaking at an event organised by the All India Muslim OBC Organisation in Mumbai to bring various OBCs and sub-castes together, the leaders also demanded a financial programme for development and uplift of OBCs. Munde said while the Rajya Sabha has approved the Women’s Reservation Bill giving 33 per cent reservation to women, he personally felt both Parliament and Assembly should reserve seats for OBC women. “I will strongly support this and make a demand from my party,” he said. Sharing the same dais, Bhujbal supported Munde’s demand but stressed the need for a separate Bill for OBC reservation in Parliament and Legislative Assembly. “While changes are being made now in the law, why not introduce a separate bill for reservation for OBCs. I have already written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and NCP chief Sharad Pawar on the issue,” he said. Both Bhujbal and Munde pressed for a separate head-count of OBCs in the population census. They said from 1872 till 1941, OBCs were counted separately but after that, their identity was merged in the general category. “The Centre fears they will have to extend reservation to OBCs from the current 27 per cent as our population has increased. We are no more 41 per cent of the population but represent 52 per cent now,” he said. Both said they would write to the Central government to count OBCs as a separate category. Make Bhujbal OBC movement leader: Munde Though from a rival party, BJP leader Gopinath Munde said Chhagan Bhujbal would be the right leader for the OBC movement. “I am willing to fight for the cause under Bhujbal’s leadership. He is a national leader and people come in lakhs to hear him,” he said. Other leaders also demanded to make Bhujbal the first Chief Minister of the state from the OBCs. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
