Haryana to set up commission on reservation issue

Chandigarh, March 30: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh today said the state government is in the process of constituting a Commission for reservation where any community can put forward its case for quota.

Any community or individual has the right to express its views and ask for reservation in a democratic set up, Hooda said while replying to queries on the demand for reservation made by the Brahmin community and the demonstration at Panipat.

He said the state government is in the process of constituting a Commission for reservation and anyone could represent his demand for reservation to this Commission, an official release said.

On the court”s direction to the state government to compensate the loss incurred due to Jat agitation, he said that the directions of the court have to be first studied thoroughly.

Due respect would be given to the court orders and appropriate steps would be taken in this regard, he added.

On the Municipal Corporation statues to Ambala, he clarified that the state government had decided to bring Ambala Municipal Corporation into being and the next elections would be held accordingly.

On a question about land acquisition for IMT and SEZ, he said the state”s land acquisition policy was the best in the country.

Being a farmer himself, Hooda said said that he fully understood the problem of the farmers and hence has given directions for exploring the possibilities to make amendments in the policy “to give full justice to the farmers”.

“At no stage, it would be allowed to affect the farmers” interests,” he asserted.

——–PTI