Srinagar, Dec. 4 -- J&K Peoples Conference General Secretary and AJKSA President Imran Reza Ansari on Thursday issued a strong denunciation of the NC-led government's recently announced reservation changes, branding them a calculated assault on vulnerable Kashmiri-speaking communities masquerading as reform.

In his statement, Ansari observed that the current dispensation has unveiled what it calls "Thoda Sa Rationalisation," describing it as "A polite euphemism for daylight robbery polished as administrative reform."

Highlighting the reported quota reductions, Ansari remarked, "they have trimmed RBA from 10% to 7% and hacked EWS from 10% to a helpless 3%, then conveniently inflated Open Merit as if it were some benevolent favour to the ...