Congress to Organise Mass Rally, Dharna and Public Meeting in Support of 100% Job Reservation for Islanders on Nov 29

Tarun Karthick

Port Blair, 23 November 2022

Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee will organise a Mass Rally, Dharna and Public Meeting in Support of 100% Job Reservation for Islanders on twenty ninth November 2022.

The rally will begin from Gandhi Bhavan at 11 Am and can proceed to Clock Tower and can culminate at Tiranga Park. The leaders of Congress and different members within the rally will sit on Dharna at Tiranga Park after the fruits of the rally until 06:00 Pm.

A Public assembly can even be organised in the course of the Dharna. 

Demand for 100% Job Reservation for Islanders has been raised by varied political events now and again. Demonstrations and protests have additionally been organised prior to now to press for the implementation of 100% Job reservation for Islanders.

Common Recruitment Examination for Various Group C Posts was held on twentieth November 2022, wherein 39000 candidates had utilized on-line for 565 vacancies, out of which round 87% of candidates attended the examination. Many folks allege that numerous the candidates who attended the exams are non-Islanders. 

Andaman and Nicobar Administration is planning to refill hundreds of vacant posts in varied departments on mission mode. The progress of filling up vacant posts in Andaman and Nicobar Administration is being monitored on the highest degree.

As recruitment for extra vacancies shall be introduced quickly, subsequently many residents of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are demanding 100% Job Reservation for Islanders. The competition of these demanding 100% Job reservation is that the candidates from the Islands can’t compete with their counterparts who’ve had higher academic alternatives in Mainland India. 

All political events functioning in Andaman and Nicobar Islands assist the demand for 100% Job Reservation for Islanders, however nothing substantial has been achieved on this regard till now.

Earlier, the Mass Rally, Dharna and Public Meeting was introduced by ANTCC on twenty fifth November 2022, however was later postponed to twenty ninth November 2022, owing to arrival of delegates from varied international locations for G20 Event.