The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Tuesday demanded immediate tabling of the Justice Ranganath Commission report on religious and linguistic minorities and implementation of the Justice Rajendra Sachar panel recommendations.“Muslims are the most backward class and therefore a separate reservation provision in employment and educational institutions should be made for them. To this effect, if an amendment to the Constitution is required, the same should be done,” LJP chief and Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan said at the Muslim Conference organised by his party. The LJP demanded that victims of communal riots, including those of the Bhagalpur riots, be compensated like the Sikh victims of 1984 riots. Dalit Muslims should also be provided the same facilities as have been provided to Hindu and Sikh Dalits under the Constitution’s provisions, according to the resolution adopted at the conference.The resolution also sought constitution of fast track courts for speedy disposal of communal riots cases and proper employment representation of Muslims in the armed, paramilitary forces and state police. The LJP further demanded that separate Urdu universities be opened in the states, which have majority Muslim population so that Urdu can be encouraged. On the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, the LJP chief said that the Left had its own agenda to oppose any agreement with the US.
