STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Employees of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities who are demanding continuance of reservation benefits in promotions, clashed with police in which one senior police officer received severe injuries.
Around 32 bodies and associations of SC and ST under the banner of Jammu Kashmir Reserved Categories Association led by sitting and former legislators and MLCs of the community took out peaceful march from Guru Ravi Dass Sabha, Bahu Fort demanding continuance of reservations in promotions. As they reached near Shalimar Chowk, they were stopped by police from moving ahead toward Civil Secretariat but the protesting employees broke the barricades and clashed with police. The group of protesters pelted stones on the police personnel.
Police had to resort to cane charge and tear gas shelling and prevented them from moving ahead. Later they were dispersed. SDPO North DySP Vivek Shekhar along with his team received severe injuries.
