Jammu, 10 December 2025: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Jammu & Kashmir UT, has strongly questioned the credibility and logic of the newly introduced reservation policy in J&K, calling it “a blind policy without population data.” BSP asserts that “without a caste-based census, the majority communities—SC, ST, and particularly OBCs—will never receive their rightful constitutional share.”
As per the Census of India 2011, data was collected only for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, while OBC (SEBC) population data was completely ignored, creating a structural imbalance in policy formulation. The official social composition of J&K as per Census 2011 records SCs at 7.38% and STs at 11.91%, together forming approximately 19.3% of the population. However, no official data exists for OBCs, despite the fact that OBCs are widely acknowledged—by national sample surveys, Mandal Commission estimates, and socio-economic studies—to be the largest demographic group in India, often comprising 40–52% of the population. This complete data vacuum raises a fundamental question: On what factual basis is reservation being implemented in J&K?
BSP argues that J&K’s policy framework displays double discrimination towards OBCs—first by denying them counting, and second by denying them rights proportionate to their actual numbers. Implementing reservation without demographic evidence violates the principles of equality, transparency, and constitutional justice. In a democracy, representation must match population share, and policies must be anchored in verifiable data, not assumptions.
BSP’s Firm Demands:
- Conduct an immediate caste-based census across India, including J&K.
- Fix reservation percentages strictly as per population proportion.
- Publish a comprehensive socio-educational survey of OBCs in J&K.
- Ensure real, measurable justice for SC, ST, and OBC communities.
- Introduce district-wise reservation models to correct long-standing under-representation in backward and remote districts.
BSP further asserts: “We are the majority — why do we remain with the least rights?” and reiterates that representation proportional to population is the foundation of true social justice.
Warning & Appeal:
If the Union Government fails to initiate a caste census and meaningful reservation reforms, BSP will be compelled to begin a mass democratic movement across Jammu & Kashmir to secure the rights of OBCs and the larger Bahujan society.
