18 Lakh Employees in UP on strike against Reservation in Promotion Bill

About 18 Lakh Employees in Uttar Pradesh (UP) today call Strike against Reservation in Promotion bill presented today in Rajya Sabha. All the employees of the Uttar Pradesh government, except those in emergency services, will be staging the protest strike as per initial report.

A bill allowing reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes(SC) and Scheduled Tribes(ST) in government jobs is introduced in Rajya Sabha today by BSP Leader Mayawati  for making provisions for quotas for SC/STs in promotions in government jobs, clearing the deck for introduction of a Constitution Amendment Bill in the ongoing session of Parliament.