The students of Jagannath University (JOB) staged a protest march and human chain to demand the cancellation of the decision to restore 30 percent quota for government jobs including freedom fighters.

After a brief rally in front of the main gate of Jagannath University at 11 am on Thursday (June 6), the protest march started.

Meanwhile, the students marched around Victoria Park and Banglabazar and again protested in front of the main gate. The agitating students mentioned that they will call for a big movement in the future if the quota system is not cancelled.

At this time, ‘In Bangabandhu’s Bengal, there is no place for discrimination’, ‘Job quotas, don’t accept them, don’t accept them’, ‘There is no place for quotas in the Bengal of liberation war/Independence Bengal’, ‘High Court verdict, accept or don’t accept them’, ‘Quota system, quota system,’ They kept chanting slogans like ‘Mani Na Manbo Na’.

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The agitating students said, ’56 percent quota in government jobs cannot be a normal education system of any country. Among the huge number of unemployment problems in the country, if discriminatory measures like quotas are imposed on students, the unemployment problem will increase. We respect freedom fighters. They are the sunshine of the country. So saying that their children and even grandchildren will join quota jobs without working hard is not acceptable. We are unhappy with this verdict.’

They also said that we have not come here to protest against the government, we are only protesting against discrimination to claim our rights. With due respect to the High Court, we request that the High Court quash the restoration of quota.

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