BAY AREA FOR EQUALITY
Indians in Bay Area peacefully protesting against autocratic moves by the Indian Govt.
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News Update: | Upcoming Bay Area Event: 4th June (11 am, venue TBD): Protest event and signing of petition to be handed over to the Indian Consulate General SFO. Press release to media. What We Stand ForThe Govt of India has recently decided to implement 27% caste based reservation in all higher educational institutes in the country. While we have our personal opinions on whether reservation in any form is good or bad, we unanimously believe that the current POLICY and IMPLEMENTATION is wrong, not backed by facts or figures and motivated only by caste based vote politics. Various organizations and individuals have urged the Govt to justify its move and provide more transparency on this policy, which is going to directly affect many people and influence the social and economic future of the country. Lack of any response from the Govt on the above demands has raised concerns that the policy may be motivated by personal agenda rather than national interest. (see Interview with HRD minsiter) The goal of this group is to unite together and send a strong signal to the Govt of India that in a democracy, people want more visibility to Govt. decision making. Our aim is to urge the Govt to justify whatever policy it comes up with, and to back it with facts and figures. Let us unite together and show solidarity to thousands of people actively protesting in India and send a strong message to the hitherto deaf Indian Govt that Indians all over the globe unanimously oppose its non-transparent functioning on this issue. Please turn up in large numbers and strenghen our stand with your support. Indian media will be hugely covering the event. |
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