Labor Leader Prof. Md Ossama gave a speech on the Caste Census at Lohia Mazdoor Bhavan, Narhi, Lucknow in November 2023.
The function at the Lohia Mazdoor Bhavan was organized by Socialist Party (India) and many social thinkers, Dalit thinkers, journalists, writers, and politicians were present.
The speech given by Prof. Mohd Ossama was covered by Mooknayak- a political journal. The Mooknayak journal writes its heading while describing the function, " Meeting in Memory of Karpoori Thakur Propels Caste Census to the Center Stage of Political Discourse....
While V.P. Singh is credited with introducing OBC reservations in the government sector by implementing the Mandal Commission recommendations, it was Karpoori Thakur, the former Bihar Chief Minister, who set the tone for community reservations. In 1978, he introduced 26% reservation in the government sector, making him a forerunner of social justice in North India by mobilizing backward castes...."
Prof. Mohd Ossama was quoted by the journal, "There is a lot of upward mobility abroad, and anyone can progress — a person can drive a taxi, study in college, become a CEO. But the marginalized sections of society are encumbered with historical baggage, and therefore, they are not able to play a front role in society despite the provision of reservation. Reservation should be implemented at a comprehensive level, or else, through partial implementation or random policies, nothing substantial would be gained."
The meeting was highly successful in the deliberation of the caste census issues.
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