"BJP showing their true colours...": TMC's Abhishek Banerjee on Calcutta HC's order scrapping OBC certificates

Launching a scathing attack on the BJP, Abhishek Banerjee said, "Today Calcutta HC's bench of two judges has nearly removed OBC reservation. They have cancelled all caste certificates. They are showing their true colours before coming to power, what will happen if they come to power?"

"Kurmi, Adivasi, Munda, Oraon, Santhals and others should remember that a vote to BJP means they would be deprived of their rights," he further said.

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.

The court has directed the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission to prepare a new list of OBCs under the 1993 Act.

Those who were on the OBC list before 2010 will remain. However, after 2010, OBC nominations have been cancelled.

About 5 lakh OBC certificates are set to be cancelled.

After 2010, those who have jobs under the OBC quota or are in the process of getting them cannot be excluded from the quota. There will be no impact on their job and they cannot be excluded from the quota.

Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will not accept the judgement and "OBC reservation continues and will always continue".

"Even today I heard a judge passing an order, who has been very famous. The Prime Minister is saying that minorities will take away the Tapasheeli reservation, can this ever happen? Minorities can never touch the Tapasheeli or tribal reservation, but these mischievous people (BJP) get their work done through agencies, they have got the order through someone but I will not accept this opinion...Those who have given the order should keep it to themselves, we will not accept the opinion of BJP, OBC reservation continues and will always continue," she said while addressing a poll rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency. (ANI)