SAPAKS- an amalgamation of 70 anti-reservation outfits have announced to contest the upcoming polls on all 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh. ‘Samanya Picchda Alpasankhyak Kalyan Samaj’ (SAPAKS) has support of social outfits such as Karni Sena, Akhil Bhartiya Brahmin Mahasabha and others.
The party is a brainchild of ex-police officers and retired bureaucrats which has garnered support from upper caste along with some sections of OBCs, SCs and STs.
The party has appointed Mr. Hiralal Trivedi as the President, as he was the one who led this initiative. It also appointed four vice-presidents and other designations were decided including the members of youth wing.
The party organized a rally on Monday in which Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi and other speakers slammed the Central government for supporting the provisions of the SC/ST Act. The leaders demanded that “discrimination” based on castes in welfare schemes of the government end.
Addressing the reporters the party president Mr. Trivedi had said, “We would soon set up our organisational structure at the district level and shortlist candidates for assembly polls”. He also said that the candidates will be decided on the suggestions given by the people.
The party wishes to field candidates at all the 230 assembly constituencies for the upcoming assembly elections. The party’s main agenda will be opposition of reservation as it was formed with the agenda to fight the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government’s move of extending reservation in promotions.
The organization does not have a party symbol yet and is waiting for an approval from the Election Commission.
The party has a strong foothold among the masses as it had successfully managed Bharat Bandh on September 6 followed by yet another protest in Bhopal on September 30.