New Delhi, June 27 (PTI) The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations will hold a virtual rally on the issues of reservation and privatisation of public sector undertakings (PSUs) on June 28, chairman of the outfit Udit Raj said on Saturday.

Raj, a Congress leader and former Lok Sabha MP, said the Supreme Court's order that reservation cannot exceed 50 per cent is "against the interests of SC, ST and OBCs".

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"The government is eroding the base of reservation by privatising PSUs," he said in a statement.

Raj accused BSP chief Mayawati of betraying the cause of SCs for power.

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He claimed that Mayawati shied away from struggling on issues like atrocities against deprived classes and privatisation of PSUs.

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