An executive committee meeting of the CYMA on September 2 strongly objected to the recent decision of the permanent body, set up in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court, to give OBC status to the Gorkhas in Mizoram.
In the interest of social security of the Mizos, the CYMA is totally against granting OBC status to the Gorkhas in Mizoram, a source in the CYMA said.
The sources said both the previous ministries of the Congress and the Mizo National Front had looked into the Gorkhas demand for OBC status, but did not find it viable to fulfill the demand.
It is really unfortunate that the Permanent Body, chaired by Law Commission chairman and MLA Lalrinawma has agreed to give OBC status to the Gorkhas, it said.
If the Gorkhas were granted OBC status, 27 per cent of jobs would have to be reserved for them.
While the Gorkhas can apply for any job without reservation and many of them have got jobs in the state government, there is no need for them to get OBC status, the source said.
Two major students bodies had also expressed strong dislike to the decision.
The Mizo Students Union yesterday voiced their opposition against granting OBC status to the Gorkhas in Mizoram.
The Mizoram Government seems to be in favor of giving OBC status to the Gorkhas in Mizoram, the MSU leaders told the home minister.
It is very insensible to include Gorkhas in the OBC category as that would enable them to enjoy more privileges than the Mizos, who are under Schedule Tribe, as per the All India Reservation Policy, the MSU observed.
Granting OBC status to the Gorkhas could also lead to a demographic invasion by the Gorkhas living in other states of India, the MSU expressed fears.
The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the state’s apex students body, in a recent statement, strongly condemned the Permanent Body s decision to give OBC status to the Gorkhas.
MZP would fight to the end to ensure that this decision did not materialize, the students body said in statement.
Saying that the decision to give OBC status to Gorkhas could be detrimental to the social security of the Mizos, the MZP appealed to all NGOs and political parties to be up in arms against it.
The MZP planned to convene a meeting of all parties and NGOs soon to discuss the issue.
The Young Mizo Association is also very likely to oppose the same. Mr Lalrinawma said the government wanted to ensure protection of the rights and privileges of the minorities under the provisions of the Constitution. The Gorkhas had been making appeals for inclusion in the OBC list for those who were staying in Mizoram on or before January 26, 1950 and their descendants.
The decision was made after conducting thorough study on how many of the Gorkhas were enrolled in the voters lists, how were they accorded the OBC status in eight states where the Gorkhas lived and reservations given for government jobs.
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