Maha Legislature passes resolution for postponement of local body polls in absence of OBC quota

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The Maharashtra Legislature on Monday unanimously passed a resolution on the postponement of local body elections in the state in the absence of 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar moved the resolution in the state Assembly that the upcoming local body elections be postponed until the … Read more

‘Goons making an exodus under Yogi government’: Amit Shah

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Union Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said criminals in Uttar Pradesh are making an exodus now, while earlier it was common man who was forced to flee by them. Shah praised UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his governance saying people were not afraid anymore to send their children to school. “Earlier, the law … Read more

‘Kalyan Singh set his own terms of engagement’

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“Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent…,” British writer George Orwell began his essay – “Reflections on Gandhi” – thus in 1949, in which he painted a posthumous portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. Orwell’s yardstick is rigorously applicable to present-day politicians as well. Kalyan Singh, however, was an exception, as he neither … Read more

Congress didn’t give reservation to OBCs for 40 yrs, govt supported by BJP did: Union minister

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The Congress did not give reservation to the OBCs for almost 40 years and it was finally granted by a government supported by the BJP, Union minister Bhupender Yadav said in Parliament on Tuesday. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, he said the Kaka Kalelkar Commission had suggested reservation for … Read more

Centre’s neglect has cost states right to notify OBC list: Congress

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The Narendra Modi government’s “negligence and lack of care” have resulted in a “blunder” while legislating the National OBC Commission, jeopardising the right of states to notify their own list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the Congress said on Saturday. Demanding immediate amendments to correct the flawed legislation, Congress MP and lawyer Abhishek Singhvi said … Read more

PM Modi reviews issue of OBC, EWS reservation in all-India quota of medical education

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the issue of OBC and EWS reservation in all-India quota of medical education and directed the ministries concerned to resolve it on priority, according to sources. In a meeting on Monday attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, secretaries of education, health and … Read more

12 Maha BJP MLAs suspended for a year for ‘abusing, pushing’ acting Speaker

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Twelve BJP MLAs of the Maharashtra assembly were suspended for a year for allegedly using abusive language and for “pushing” and “shoving” the acting assembly Speaker Bhaskar Jadhav. BJP has denied the charges and claimed that the government suspended the legislators as part of a plot to bring down the opposition numbers and to “silence” … Read more

Maharashtra BJP holds statewide protest to demand OBC quota in local bodies

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The Maharashtra unit of the BJP on Saturday held ‘chakka jam‘ protest across the state to press for its demand of restoring reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local governing bodies. The party had earlier announced that it would hold agitation at 1,000 locations across the state. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly … Read more

UP may give ‘denotified MBC tribes’ SC/ST status

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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is looking to speed up discussions on sub-categorising ‘other backwards classes’ and is also weighing the option of giving reservation as available to SC/STs to ‘denotified tribes’ within ‘most backward classes’, state backward classes minister Anil Rajbhar has said. The move is seen as a bid by the BJP-led government … Read more