Moderate Hurriyat Leader and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said that he will also join the protests outside the Chief Minister’s residence if allowed by the authorities, officials said.
This comes a day after the National Conference Member of Parliament Aga Syed Mehdi Ruhullah announced his protest call outside the CM's residence against the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir.
With more political leaders showing interest in joining protests, the debate on reservation policy has turned into a big issue for the open merit aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir since it was implemented by the union home ministry in 2024.
Calls for revocation of reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir have been getting louder, with several leaders and political parties, including PDP legislator Waheed Parra, extending their support to the protest called by the student association.
In his post on X, Mirwaiz wrote that the issue of reservations should be addressed with justice and fairness by those in charge, safeguarding the interests of all segments of society, not at the expense of any one group.
He said that the current status of reservations does that by undermining the interests of the general/open merit category. He also said that he would raise the issue in Jama Masjid whenever permitted to go.
“Fervent appeal to address their concerns immediately! Support the #openmeritstudentsassociation @OMSA_JK sit-in protest. Would be part of it if authorities allowed it. My delegation will be there to support me.
I will also raise the issue in Jama Masjid whenever permitted to go,” he said.
Meanwhile, the protest is going on outside the CM's residence, with Ruhullah leading the protest; additionally, he has sent five members of the open merit category to meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday.
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