Waheed Para Demands Scrapping of Reservation Policy in J&K, Cites Merit Concerns

Waheed Para Demands Scrapping of Reservation Policy in J&K, Cites Merit Concerns

Pulwama MLA says government must scrap unjust policy against merit and ensure reservations reflect true population proportions. PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday called for the scrapping of the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it can compromise the long-term quality and competence of institutions. In a post on X, Para said the J&K PSC-2023 results had only 40% of candidates selected on “open merit”, despite more than 70% of the state population being in the unreserved category. He was commenting on the candidates called for the Jammu and…

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