Kejriwal says Modi, Shah remember Jats only when they seek votes, calls Centre to include them in the OBC list

Arvind Kejrial also remarked that the Central OBC list does not include delhi’s Jat community what he said is injustice. He further called on the government to wake from its slumber and help close the pay gap and ensure the community is protected in as much as education and employment is concerned.

Arvind Kejriwal attacks PM Modi and Amit Shah as religious beneficiaries for ‘backstabbing Jat community’

In Delhi, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was incapable of implementing the Poll promises made to the Jat community of Delhi. He claimed that the community had been sidelined as it was not given a place in the Centre’s OBC list.

Overwhelming Control by Jat Community in Delhi

The Jat community yields significant politician power back in Delhi and the community is estimated to make up 8-10% of the Delhi’s population. Its inclusion in the Central OBC List is a longstanding assertion for educational and employment equity of these categories.

Aspirity for being included in the Central OBC List

Addressing the media during his press conference before the Delhi Assembly elections, Kejriwal said that he had recently written to PM Modi for the inclusion of Jat community of Delhi in the Central OBC list.

State vs. Central OBC List:

• In Delhi, Jats belongs to Other Backward Class (OBC) list of the state.
• However they are locked out of the Centre’s OBC list.

Impact on Opportunities:

• The students of Delhi’s Jat community are struggling for OBC quota for admission in central universities like Delhi University.
• Likewise, they do not avail themselves to grabbing the reservations for the central government job chances such as a Delhi Police vacancy.

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This result has been compared with result found for Rajasthan Jat Community.

Kejriwal pointed out an inconsistency in the treatment of the Jat community:

• The Jat community of Rajasthan has been accorded the Central OBC list.
• This enables Rajasthan Jats avail the reservation in Delhi based colleges and jobs , although Jats of Delhi continue to be out of its purview.

Analysis and condemnation of BJP led Central Government

Kejriwal accused the BJP of neglecting Delhi’s Jat community:

• Unfulfilled Promises: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have met the Jats three times in the last 10 years and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had as well. But the agreement made at these meeting are not implemented on the ground.
• Poll-Time Focus: Kejriwal accused the Central Government of providing attention to the Jat’s during their poll campaigns while ignoring them afterwards.

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