Backward classes community takes out protest march against Jat reservation in UP

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Muzaffarnagar: Hundreds of people from backward classes community took out a silent protest march here today demanding withdrawal of reservations given to Jats in Uttar Pradesh.

People, under the banner of Backward Action Morcha, took out the march from Pal 'dharmshala' to the collectorate and submitted a six-point memorandum, addressed to the President, to the district collector.

They also demanded action against those involved in violence during the pro-reservation stir by the Jats in Haryana and said they should booked under sedition law.

They demanded enhanced security for BJP MP from Kurukshetra Parliamentary constituency Raj Kumar Saini, who had disapproved reservation fro Jats.

Among those who participated in the protest included were lawyers, former Samajwadi Party district president Satyendra Saini and former Gram Pradhan Narendra Saini among others.