Srinagar, Dec 24: NC leader and Lok Sabha member from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday led a peaceful protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to support the demand for rationalisation of reservation in Jammu and Kashmir.
The firebrand leader had on Sunday announced that he will be joining the peaceful protests against the existing reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir implemented after the abrogation of Article 370.
With the Centre granting reservation to Pahari-speaking people in Jammu and Kashmir, the open merit category has been reduced to just 30 per cent while 70 per cent seats are reserved for various communities.
Students, especially those undergoing training in medicine and surgery, have been protesting against this policy, saying it promotes mediocrity where merit should reign supreme.
Several political leaders, including Lok Sabha member from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer and arch-rival PDP leaders Waheed Para and Iltija Mufti, have supported the protest led by the NC leader against his own party government. (PTI)
