LUCKNOW, Feb. 11 -- The UP government on Tuesday assured the legislative council that it was committed to ensuring SCs, STs and OBCs received the full benefits of reservation guaranteed under the Constitution. However, the statement failed to pacify SP members, who staged a protest in the House. Raising the issue under Rule 105 (adjournment motion), SP members Lal Bihari Yadav, Balram Yadav, Ashutosh Sinha and others alleged violation of reservation norms and corruption in recruitments. They claimed the UP Public Service Commission (UPPSC) and other recruiting bodies were depriving reserved categories by allocating fewer posts than their due share or by not filling vacancies. Earlier, SP MLC Ashutosh Sinha alleged that the UPPSC had ignored reservation norms in advertisements for health education officer and veterinary officer posts. He claimed that of 221 health education officer posts, only 20 were earmarked for OBC candidates instead of about 60 as per the 27% quota, while SCs were allotted 21 posts instead of 46 under the 21% quota. In the case of 404 veterinary officer posts, he alleged that OBC candidates received no posts despite being entitled to around 110, with most seats marked under the EWS category. Responding to the allegations, leader of the House and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya termed the accusations baseless and said the opposition had no real issues to raise. He also referred to the previous Samajwadi Party government, alleging that the benefits of OBC reservation had been cornered by a particular caste during its tenure. Maurya acknowledged inconsistencies in recruitment advertisements but said they were promptly corrected. Unsatisfied, SP members trooped into the well of the House, raised slogans and staged a sit-in protest....