Protests for, against Promotions Quota spill to streets in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW/DEHRADUN: The battle for quota in promotions for Dalits and tribals in government jobs spilled on to streets in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Monday as both supporters and opponents of the move took out processions and organised protests.

Anti-quota protestors squatted before government offices, disrupting work, and also attacked and vandalised the office of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee at Mall Avenue in Lucknow. In the Uttar Pradesh capital, protestors also took out a massive rally, converging in front of the state assembly building, disrupting normal vehicular traffic on one of the busiest roads of the city.

Angry anti-quota protestors also tried to burn the effigies of BSP chief Mayawati.