The BJP on Monday slammed the State Government for not appointing an OBC Commissioner for long and not giving any reservation to SEBC and OBC candidates in Government jobs and higher education sectors.

“As per the Constitutional provisions, all States have power to make developmental plans, including provision of reservation, for socially and economically backward classes. It is disappointing that the Chief Minister though of SEBC and OBC people after ruling the State for 20 years by recommending to the Centre to conduct Socially and Economically Caste enumeration along with the General Census in 2021,” ridiculed BJP State general secretary Prithviraj Harichandan at a Press meet here.

He demanded that the Chief Minister tell in the public as to when he would fill up the OBC Commissioner post, which is lying vacant for long.

“Constitutionally, OBC Commissioner is the empowered person to deal in issues relating to social and caste rights and security of the backward class people. If the Chief Minister had any interest for development of backward class people, he would have appointed OBC Commissioner long before,” pointed out Harichandan.

He said SEBC people are also being deprived of different Government schemes as the State Government is preparing list of beneficiaries on political lines.

He demanded that the Government soon implement the 27 reservation for SEBC and OBC candidates or else his party would take to the streets.

Among others, State spokespersons Sudipta Ray and Umakant Patnaik were present.