Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict to stop undeclared reservation for elites. “The Supreme Court judgment has created confidence in the larger section of society,” said SIO National Secretary Suhail K.K while addressing a procession at Jantar Mantar in the Capital to mark the SC decision to allot 27 per cent reservation for OBC on April 10.

Demanding that the decision be implemented from the coming academic year, he said, “SIO will not allow the vacant seats of OBC quota to be made open for general category and the reserved seats must be allotted to all sections of OBC including the ‘creamy layer’.”

He said that necessary changes must be made in the present rules to accommodate the ‘creamy layer’ under these circumstances.

“Reservation is one of the many tools that are used to uplift the socially and economically backward classes of the society and it must be ensured in a country like India,” said Sayyed Mazhar Akhlaque, Assistant Editor of The Companion magazine. He asked the judiciary to expedite the matters related to education and give clearer definitions to avoid speculations and confusions.

He also urged the government to make access to (higher) education hassle-free by opening more universities and colleges. “As far as minorities especially Muslims are concerned, the government should establish central universities to ensure their educational uplift.

Abdur Raheem Shariq (Campus Secretary, SIO Delhi) and Bilal also spoke on the occasion.