The two Houses of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution supporting the 109th amendment in the Constitution for continuing reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the Lok Sabha and the state Vidhan Sabhas. The resolution moved by Chief Minister Mayawati in both the houses,for continuing with the reservation of seats for the SCs and the STs for another ten years,was unanimously passed. The scheduled tenure for the reservation of seats in place since sixty years - was coming to an end on January 25 and a constitutional amendment Bill to enhance the period by another ten years has already been passed by Parliament. Meanwhile,an official release here said the Budget session of the state legislature which is traditionally convened in February was preponed for getting the bill passed within time. "Chief Minister Mayawati is of the view that SCs and ST's social,educational and economical progress has not been up to the mark therefore there is a need to extend the reservation further," the release added.
