06-05-2006, 08:15 PM
<b>Indian Americans protest against reservation policy</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The anti-quota protests in India found an echo in the United States with over 500 Indian American professionals and students from the San Francisco Bay Area holding a demonstration against what they dubbed as the disturbing trend of using reservation for politics.
Under the banner of Bay Area Indians for Equality, Indian Americans from the region including Berkeley, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Milpitas and San Jose <b>organised a protest on Sunday at Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale, California.</b>
The rally included a signature campaign on a petition addressed to the President of India questioning the proposed policy of reservation for OBCs in Central institutes.
A street-skit performance poked fun at the politics and policies of reservation while sending a serious message on the long-term impact of reservations on society.
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Under the banner of Bay Area Indians for Equality, Indian Americans from the region including Berkeley, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Milpitas and San Jose <b>organised a protest on Sunday at Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale, California.</b>
The rally included a signature campaign on a petition addressed to the President of India questioning the proposed policy of reservation for OBCs in Central institutes.
A street-skit performance poked fun at the politics and policies of reservation while sending a serious message on the long-term impact of reservations on society.
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