The bandh has been called against a Supreme Court ruling that states were not bound to provide reservation in promotion and appointments in public employment
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New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Wednesday called for a 'Bharat Bandh' on February 23 against a Supreme Court ruling that states were not bound to provide reservation in promotion and appointments in public employment and also quota is not a fundamental right.
He urged MPs and MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes to build pressure on the government to bring an ordinance to nullify the ruling.
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Aazad said his outfit will hold a march from Mandi House to Parliament on February 16 to press for its demands
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