Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Meets State Agitators in Khatima to Celebrate Job Reservation Bill
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with statehood agitators and their dependents in Khatima on Monday. The meeting was to express gratitude for the passage of a bill that provides a 10% reservation in government jobs for statehood agitators.
During the meeting, CM Dhami stated, “The state government is continuously working to fulfill every resolution taken in the public interest. In this direction, we have fulfilled our promise made to the State Agitators.”
Earlier, CM Dhami congratulated the state agitators on the passage of the bill, saying, “The state agitators have contributed a lot to the formation of Uttarakhand state, so to secure their rights, they should get 10% horizontal reservation. For this, a bill was brought in the assembly and passed. The government does what it says. I congratulate all the agitators and their dependents on the passage of the bill.”
The Chief Minister emphasized that the state government can never forget the struggle and sacrifice of the state agitators. The bill was approved by Governor Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Retd) on August 18, fulfilling a long-pending demand of the state agitators.
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Uttarakhand -: Uttarakhand is a state in northern India, known for its beautiful mountains and the Himalayas.
CM -: CM stands for Chief Minister, who is the head of the government in a state in India.
Pushkar Singh Dhami -: Pushkar Singh Dhami is the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
State Agitators -: State agitators are people who protested or fought for the creation of the state of Uttarakhand.
Khatima -: Khatima is a town in Uttarakhand where the Chief Minister met the state agitators.
Job Reservation Bill -: A job reservation bill is a law that reserves a certain percentage of government jobs for specific groups of people.
10% reservation -: 10% reservation means that 10 out of every 100 government jobs are set aside for a particular group.
Governor Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Retd) -: The Governor is the head of a state in India, and Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Retd) is the current Governor of Uttarakhand.
Public Interest -: Public interest means something that is good or beneficial for the general public or society.
Formation of Uttarakhand -: The formation of Uttarakhand refers to the creation of the state in the year 2000, separating it from Uttar Pradesh.