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Clamour for support to the backwards - This is a worldwide phenomenon. In India it is called reservations which is mainly reservations in education or jobs. In the West it is called ‘affirmative action’.
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Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole even confirmed that the party intends to end the existing reservation system in the country, sparking backlash among SC, ST, and OBC communities.
There are at least half a dozen instances when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has ridiculed or mocked Hinduism or its leaders on multiple occasions and his address in Pune is an example of it.
Shelar has raised the question that we should find out who is plotting against Maharashtra. Answering the question, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar has ordered an SIT probe into the matter.
This development highlights the dark side of the Maratha reservation protest, with the rhetoric taking on an increasingly divisive tone. The video has sparked outrage and raised concerns about the movement's stance on caste issues.
The government got the survey on the backwardness of Marathas to support its curative petition in the Supreme Court in connection with the quota for the community.
Did I say entitlement? Yes, entitlement. A person makes a request and you grant his request then it becomes a privilege, then a prerogative then a license, and finally, after some time he takes it for granted that it is his/her right. And you have set a precedence forever.
With an aim to lure the minorities to votebank in the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly Elections, the Congress party released its manifesto and vowed to offer reservations to the Muslim community in proportion to their population
SC has listed a plea for hearing on November 22, 2023, seeking immediate implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill before the 2024 general elections.
Recently, the Nari Shakti Vandan which is a women's reservation act was passed by both houses. A lot is being written about it, but this is an attempt to acknowledge one of the personalities 'Baya'. Many strived throughout their life with the conviction that without the development and contribution of women, no society can thrive.
The questions, concerns and solutions of the women are heard clearly in ancient times. However, over the period of time, we have lost an echo of a feminine voice in a mayhem of men.
Our Defence Forces in the form of Reservation to Women, started recruiting women in 1991 when the first Batch of Women Officers entered the Indian Navy as Short Service Commission Officers for Five Years.
Women's Reservation Bill was conceived way back in the 1990s and was first introduced in September 1996 under the then Prime Minister Shri Deve Gowda. What is the Bill & why is it so critical for Bharat’s economic progress?
The issue of caste-census has once again come on the agenda with political parties and social organizations pressing their stands
In a significant development, the Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification for providing 35 percent reservation in recruitment to women, barring the Forest department in the state.
The passing of Women’s Reservation Bill in the new Parliament was swiped away due to a few uncouth remarks of a BJP MP Ramesh Bhiduri. It does not matter what was the provocation; an elected MP should have been able to respond in a strident manner without making such remarks.
With this, the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' or Women's Reservation Bill became the first bill to be passed by Parliament after it shifted to the new building on Tuesday.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that while Congress has the upcoming election in their mind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only focused on women empowerment.
The Lok Sabha passed Women's reservation bill granting reservation to women on one-third of seats in Lok Sabha & state assemblies with near unanimity amid demands from opposition to extend benefits to OBCs & immediate implementation of the measure before the elections next year.
The Women's Reservation Bill aims to allocate 33% of seats in both the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies to women.
Sharad Pawar of the NCP and Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena have seized the opportunity of the ongoing “Reservation Quota Agitation by Marathas”. By doing so, they have only added: “Fuel to the Fire”.
Justice MR Shah , whose full name is Manish Rajendra Shah, is a prominent Indian judge serving on the Supreme Court of India. He was born on Feb 16, 1963, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Before being appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice MR Shah had an illustrious legal career.
Lashing out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that reservation cannot be on the basis of religion but the grand old party still wants to give reservation to Muslims.
Under the aegis of JDSSM the thousands of Scheduled Tribe people demanded to delist the converted janjati people and strip them of the statutory benefits of reservation.
The four percent reservation given to Muslims under 2B classification of the OBC category will now be divided into two equal parts and added to the existing quota of Vokkaligas and Lingayats for whom two new reservation categories of 2C and 2D were created during the Belagavi Assembly Session last year. The decision comes one month ahead of the assembly elections.
The Janajati Suraksha Manch (JSM) is intensifying its move to demand delisting the Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Caste members who had embraced Islam or Christianity from the ST/SC status and the subsequent reservations in jobs, education and legislative bodies.
MHA announced a 10% reservation for Agniveers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles.
Fadnavis announced that BJP will launch a state wide agitation demanding restoration of OBC quota in civic & local bodies and also for reduction in VAT on petrol and diesel.
EQUALITY!!! Perhaps the only word in the world with universal appeal. A word that attracted many towards revolution. A word that promised to make the world a better place to live. Today I am going to argue that equality is not something any country, socie
A resolution adopted by the Central Board of Trustees demanded that converted members of the scheduled tribes be excluded from the ST list and they should not be given reservation facilities. The resolution also declared that the 400th Prakash Parv of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji will be celebrated across India.
The VHP members try to make the people’s representatives understand the importance of safety of Hindus in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan during this two-phase compaign.
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje is set to meet President with an All-Party delegation on Thursday to discuss Maratha reservation issue
Kerala high court has dismissed Kerala govt, writ plea challenging the single judge ruling which stayed their decision to include the Christian Nadar community in the Other Backward Castes (OBC) category.
The Narendra Modi government announced a 27 percent reservation for OBCs and a 10 percent quota for the economically weaker sections in the all-India quota scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses.
The Chief Minister led a delegation, which included his deputy Ajit Pawar, to discuss Maratha quota and Cyclone Tauktae relief for Maharashtra with the Prime Minister.
Ahead of PM Modi's meet, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar visited Maharashtra CM Thackeray
After the bed scam, Surya introduces changes to bring transparency in system
The Jharkhand state cabinet has approved employment policy of mandating the private sector units to reserve 75 per cent of jobs, with the salary up to Rs 30,000 per month, for the local people.
Governor of Haryana Satyadev Narayan Arya, has approved a bill to reserve 75 per cent jobs in Private sector, for the people of the state. The reservation will be provided in every company, trust and society.
Home Minister Amit Shah said that if BJP comes to power in the state, the government will provide more than 33 percent reservation to women in West Bengal.
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad recently categorically said that Those Dalit community members shunning their faiths and converting to either Islam or Christianity will not be allowed to contest parliamentary or assembly elections from the constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Caste and will not be allowed to claim other reservation benefits also.
Bihar Assembly unanimously ratified bill extending quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha and State assemblies by 10 years. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said, reservation is mandatory for the development of Dalit communities.
Two years after a similar move failed to see the light of day, the Karnataka government is reportedly planning to introduce a Bill to provide 25% reservation for state domicile students at National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore. The Bill is expected to be moved during the next Assembly session.
The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019 with bipartisan support. All 355 members in the House voted in favour of the Bill when it was put to division. The amendment seeks to extend reservation of seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for SCs and STs by another ten years.
Chhattisgarh High Court has stayed the Congress government decision to enhance reservation for OBCs to 27% that took the overall reservation quota to 82% in the state.
Fighting the unease and guilt that unknowingly came his way amid the Maratha Reservations in the state, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has proved himself to be the 'Man of words'..! Marking a historic victory to the Maratha community, the Bombay High Court on Thursday, rejected petitions challenging 16% Maratha reservation in jobs and education.
While proposing to extend the President’s rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of six months, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced the Jammu & Kashmir quota bill in Parliament. Presenting the bill, Amit Shah said that the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, aimed to provide reservations in educational institutions and government jobs within 10km of the International Border in the Jammu area, just like the Line of Control in Kashmir.
Concluding this long-standing issue, today Bombay High Court ratified reservation given to the Maratha community by the Maharashtra government.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging a Bombay High Court order which dismissed a petition against 16% quota for Marathas in admission to postgraduate medical and dental courses.
