Rebel BJP MLA warns that Rajasthan HC will strike down bill granting 5% quota to Gujjars
7 years, 7 months ago

Rebel BJP MLA warns that Rajasthan HC will strike down bill granting 5% quota to Gujjars

Firstpost  

Ghanshyam Tiwari said that if the proposed bill for reservation quota for Gujjars is challenged, all castes under OBC would suffer in Rajasthan Jaipur: Rebel BJP MLA in Rajasthan Ghanshyam Tiwari on Saturday opposed the Vasundhara Raje government’s decision to raise OBC reservation from 21 to 26 percent for granting five percent reservation to Gujjars and four other castes, saying it would be struck down by the court. He said that if the proposed bill is challenged and struck down by the court like the previous SBC reservation bill, all the castes under the OBC would suffer. “The bill which the government is going to introduce for increasing OBC quota to grant reservation to Gujjars and other castes will exceed the 50 percent legal ceiling. The castes were re-included in OBC after state High Court in December last year struck down the Special Backward Class Reservation Act, 2015, which provided special backward class status to these five castes.

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4% quota for Muslims: Bill passed amid vociferous protests by BJP
1 week ago

4% quota for Muslims: Bill passed amid vociferous protests by BJP

The Hindu  

Amidst protest by the Opposition BJP and JD members and a strong defence by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Bill, 2025, that provides for 4% reservation to contractors from Muslim community in public works was passed in both Houses of the Legislature on Friday. While the BJP opposed the Bill, pointing to the lack of Constitutional …

After 18 BJP MLAs suspended, Karnataka Assembly passes 4% Muslim quota bill
1 week ago

After 18 BJP MLAs suspended, Karnataka Assembly passes 4% Muslim quota bill

India Today  

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a bill granting a four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, amidst significant turmoil and opposition from Bharatiya Janata Party legislators. This amendment reserves four per cent of civil works contracts up to Rs 2 crore and goods/services contracts up to Rs 1 crore for individuals belonging to Category 2B of …

Karnataka tables contentious Muslim quota bill; BJP vows to challenge legally
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1 week, 3 days ago

Karnataka tables contentious Muslim quota bill; BJP vows to challenge legally

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly proposing a 4% reservation for Muslims in public contracts, a move that has sparked opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has termed it unconstitutional and vowed to challenge it legally. The Bill seeks to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999, aligning with the …

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%
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1 week, 3 days ago

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana assembly on Monday passed two bills to hike the reservation for other backward classes in education, employment and local bodies to 42%, fulfilling a major campaign promise based on the recently concluded caste survey but also triggering controversy over the breached 50% cap on caste-based reservations. The assembly also passed the Telangana Scheduled Castes Bill, 2025, seeking to …

Amid BJP backlash, Karnataka tables 4% Muslim quota Bill in Legislative Assembly
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1 week, 3 days ago

Amid BJP backlash, Karnataka tables 4% Muslim quota Bill in Legislative Assembly

India Today  

The Karnataka government on Tuesday introduced a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to provide a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts, a move that has sparked sharp opposition from the BJP, which has termed it "unconstitutional" and vowed to challenge it. The proposed amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act reserves 4 per cent of …

Telangana to bring 2 bills to raise OBC quota to 42%
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Telangana to bring 2 bills to raise OBC quota to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government will introduce two separate bills in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly, seeking to provide 42% reservations to Other Backward Classes — one in the upcoming local body elections, another in the education and employment, said state backward classes minister Ponnam Prabhakar. “Once the OBC local bodies reservation bill is passed by the state legislature, …

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!
4 months, 1 week ago

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing his best to explain to voters of Jharkhand and Maharashtra the exact meaning of his slogan, “Ek Hain, Toh Safe Hain”. The issue came up before the Supreme Court recently, and the apex court in August ruled by a 6:1 majority judgement that sub-classification within the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes was permissible. In …

Karnataka government mulls 4% Muslim quota in government tenders, BJP slams move: Report
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka government mulls 4% Muslim quota in government tenders, BJP slams move: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is considering a proposal to introduce 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts for civil works valued up to ₹1 crore, Deccan Herald reported. According to the report, Karnataka currently provides a reservation of 43 per cent in government contracts: 24 per cent for SC/ST contractors, 4 per cent for …

Karnataka’s proposed 4% Muslim quota sparks debate; BJP asks: ‘Whose share will be cut — SC, ST or OBCs?’
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka’s proposed 4% Muslim quota sparks debate; BJP asks: ‘Whose share will be cut — SC, ST or OBCs?’

Live Mint  

The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka is reviewing a proposal to introduce a reservation for Muslims in public contracts for construction works valued up to ₹1 crore, according to media reports. Karnataka's Existing Reservation Framework At present, Karnataka reserves 43 per cent of civil work contracts: 24 per cent for SC/STs, 4 per cent for OBC contractors under Category-1, and …

Haryana's SC Sub-Quota: A Polarizing Divide Within the Dalit Community
5 months, 1 week ago

Haryana's SC Sub-Quota: A Polarizing Divide Within the Dalit Community

Hindustan Times  

Haryana's decision to implement Scheduled Caste (SC) sub-quotas marks an important turn for Indian politics. The sub-quotas will address inequalities within the broader SC group, with each segment getting half of the 20% quota. This is significant as it is the first state to implement sub-quotas within the SC umbrella since the Supreme Court allowed it. The decision is also …

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday has put the onus on to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do the balancing act on the contentious issue of providing reservation status to the Maratha community under the Socially and Economically Backward Classes category, while keeping the rights of Other Backward Classes intact. We will support the move.” Responding to Mr. Thackeray’s …

BJP leader challenges MVA to clarify its stand on Maratha quota under OBC category
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP leader challenges MVA to clarify its stand on Maratha quota under OBC category

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday dared the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena to publicly clarify their stand on Maratha reservation. The three parties have supported Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, but remained non-committal on his demand for reservation under the OBC category. OBC outfits have vehemently opposed Jarange’s demand to include the …

Haryana hikes creamy layer ceiling, adds new OBC quota ahead of polls
8 months, 1 week ago

Haryana hikes creamy layer ceiling, adds new OBC quota ahead of polls

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Assembly poll slated for later this year, the Haryana Government on Tuesday hiked the creamy layer ceiling for Other Backward Classes from an annual income of ₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh and introduced a 5% quota for the OBC-B category in Panchayati Raj Institutions and municipalities. Two of the three Haryana ministers in the present National Democratic …

Cong gave OBC quota to Muslims in K’taka, BJP won’t allow it in Haryana: Amit Shah
8 months, 1 week ago

Cong gave OBC quota to Muslims in K’taka, BJP won’t allow it in Haryana: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Congress has always been anti-backward classes and opposed to quota to BCs even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured 27% reservation to this community despite stiff opposition from the opposition, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah addressing the Backward Class Samman Sammelan in Mahedragarh, Haryana, on Tuesday. Addressing the …

Patna High Court Strikes Down Bihar’s Attempt to Increase Reservation to 65%, Citing the Constitutional 50% Cap
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Patna High Court Strikes Down Bihar’s Attempt to Increase Reservation to 65%, Citing the Constitutional 50% Cap

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 05, 2024 17:28 IST - 8 MINS READ The reservation issue is back to the fore in Bihar, with the Patna High Court striking down the State government’s decision to increase the percentage of reservation for the Other Backward Classes, the Extremely Backward Classes, the Scheduled Castes, and the Scheduled Tribes in government jobs and educational institutions …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
8 months, 3 weeks ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

OBC activist’s fast against Maratha quota heats up Maharashtra’s Marathwada region
9 months, 1 week ago

OBC activist’s fast against Maratha quota heats up Maharashtra’s Marathwada region

The Hindu  

The Maratha quota agitation and the Other Backward Class counter-protest raging in the State’s Marathwada region exacerbated on Wednesday with OBC activist and former Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission member Laxman Hake refusing to quit his hunger fast unless the Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti government gave the OBC community a concrete assurance that their existing reservation would not be harmed in …

Do not touch OBC reservation, or face consequences in Assembly Election: Maharashtra OBC leader Shendge
9 months, 1 week ago

Do not touch OBC reservation, or face consequences in Assembly Election: Maharashtra OBC leader Shendge

The Hindu  

Amidst the ongoing debate over Maratha quota, resistance of another community towards the Maratha reservation is rising in Maharashtra. The OBC community leaders have issued a warning to the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led MahaYuti: any tampering with OBC reservations will incur severe repercussions in the upcoming Assembly elections. If the government dares to revoke the Government Resolution that placed Marathas …

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?
10 months ago

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee faces a critical test in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. The seventh phase comes amid three significant Calcutta High Court rulings, including the cancellation of the Muslim OBC quota, which may have a “mixed" bearing on her support base. MAMATA’S ASSERTION While Hindu OBC …

38 Muslim sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh’s OBC quota, Yogi govt mulling a change
10 months ago

38 Muslim sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh’s OBC quota, Yogi govt mulling a change

Hindustan Times  

The issue of extending Other Backward Classes reservation to Muslims is currently a hot topic, especially with the Bharatiya Janata Party strongly against it. In Uttar Pradesh, socially and educationally backward Muslim sub-castes started getting the OBC quota benefits when the OBC reservation came into being in the state in 1977. In Uttar Pradesh, a state ruled by the BJP, …

BJP against Muslim reservation to protect SC, ST, OBC quota: CM Yogi
10 months ago

BJP against Muslim reservation to protect SC, ST, OBC quota: CM Yogi

Deccan Chronicle  

Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the reservation based on religion is unconstitutional adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party is against any kind of Muslim reservation. Baba Saheb Ambedkar strongly opposed it but Congress and the parties of the INDI alliance are competing to provide Muslim reservations," he said.Stepping up his attacks on TMC, CM Yogi thanked …

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category
10 months ago

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan is set to review the reservation in jobs and education granted to Muslims under the Other Backward Class category. Rajasthan’s Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot said here on Saturday that the Congress had given reservation to 14 Muslim groups under the OBC category “as part of its appeasement politics” between 1997 …

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
10 months ago

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 22 asserted that she “will not accept” the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the OBC status of several classes in the State. Addressing an election rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency, Ms. Banerjee said the OBC reservation would continue in the State, as the Bill concerned was passed within …

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
10 months, 1 week ago

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal. Reservation quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes is 22%, 6% and 17% respectively in respect of services and posts under the control of West Bengal in establishments run or aided …

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda

The Hindu  

BJP national president J.P. Nadda has accused the Congress and its allies of being “anti-Ram, anti-national and against reservations for the SC/ST/OBC”, and stated that they do not deserve to be voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections. We will not allow even 0.5% quota to go the Muslims’ way,” he asserted at a public meeting in Nalgonda on …

Growing voices against proposed 70% quota in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year ago

Growing voices against proposed 70% quota in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

There are growing voices against the Centre’s move to push reservation quota to 70% in Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of recent announcements to have a separate 10% reservation for Paharis and other tribes and enhancement of OBCs quota to 8%. “The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to increase ST reservation by 10% at the expense of open merit …

Maratha reservation: Manoj Jarange Patil unhappy, seeks quota under OBC category
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha reservation: Manoj Jarange Patil unhappy, seeks quota under OBC category

Live Mint  

Even after the Maharashtra government passed the Maratha Reservation Bill in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, February 20, Manoj Jarange Patil, the activist who led the movement, is not ready to end his hunger strike. Reiterating his demand, Patil said that reservation offered by the state government will “benefit only 100-150 Maratha people”. Earlier today, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously …

Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly
1 year, 1 month ago

Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly

Hindustan Times  

A bill to provide a 10% quota for Marathas in educational institutes and jobs was due to be tabled in the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday based on the recommendation of the state’s backward class panel, which has said it was a fit case for breaching the reservation cap. The State Commission of Maharashtra for Backward Class on Friday submitted a …

Lok Sabha passes bill to provide OBC quota in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 1 month ago

Lok Sabha passes bill to provide OBC quota in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to the debate on the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Law Bill-2024, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai highlighted that the people of the Union Territory have started witnessing development done by the Narendra Modi government. …

Shinde Assures Maratha Quota Won't Affect Other Community Reservations
1 year, 1 month ago

Shinde Assures Maratha Quota Won't Affect Other Community Reservations

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharashtra: Amid the row over the Maratha quota that it will result in encroachment of other communities reservation, Maharashtra Cheif Minister Eknath Shinde claimed that his government will give the reservation to the Maratha community without making any kind of change in other communities reservation. "While giving Maratha reservation, we will keep in mind that whether it is OBC community …

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills on Tuesday after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar reservation of vacancies in posts and services amendment Bill and the Bihar reservation amendment Bill, 2023, to pave the way for the increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the …

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government on Tuesday issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills after governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar Reservation of vacancies in posts and services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023 paving the way for increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the findings of …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education
1 year, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has formally increased the reservation quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. Governor Arlekar sent formal notifications for both bills—the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023—to the state government, endorsing the proposed changes. The swift …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap

Firstpost  

The Caste Survey report revealed that OBCs and the extremely backward classes sub-group account for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent. The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes …

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%

Live Mint  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation in the state from 50% to 65% following a detailed report of the caste survey. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposed to increase the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in the state. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Caste survey report released today The caste survey report, which was released …

'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde
1 year, 5 months ago

'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday held a meeting with representatives of the OBC and Nomadic Tribes at Sahyadri Guest House. While giving reservation to the Maratha community, the quota of other communities will remain unaffected," Shinde said. Fadnavis to persuade Ravindra Tonge to call off his hunger strike Meanwhile, Sachin Rajurkar, general secretary of the Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh, …

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...
1 year, 6 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing debate over the Women's reservation bill in the Special session of the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 September said that he supports the bill, but lamented that the measure was 'incomplete' as it lacks quota for other backward classes. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said that it …

'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis
1 year, 6 months ago

'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis

India TV News  

Maratha reservation row in the last few days has become a massive issue for the state government to deal with. During the meeting with the protesters from the OBC communities, the Deputy CM said that the Maharashtra government would not let the OBC quota get divided further or reduced under any circumstances. Fadnavis over Maratha reservation row "The main demand …

Gujarat Assembly passes bill to raise OBC quota by 27% in local governing bodies
1 year, 6 months ago

Gujarat Assembly passes bill to raise OBC quota by 27% in local governing bodies

India TV News  

The Gujarat Assembly passed a bill to raise reservation for Other Backward Class communities in local self-government bodies like panchayats, municipalities and civic corporations to 27 per cent from the current 10 per cent. The BJP government on Friday passed the Gujarat Local Authorities Law Bill, 2023, in the Assembly through a majority voice vote after all the 17 Congress …

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas
1 year, 6 months ago

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Faced with the fresh, aggressive agitation by Marathas across the state, the Maharashtra government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. “The district machinery will verify the claims of the castes by checking family trees and records in educational institutions.” Virendra Pawar, coordinator of the Maratha Kranti Morcha, the umbrella organisation of Maratha outfits, said that the …

Rajasthan announces 6% reservation to most backward castes within OBCs
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan announces 6% reservation to most backward castes within OBCs

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday informed that the state government is set to allocate a six per cent quota for the Most Backward Castes within the Other Backward Classes. "A survey will be conducted by the OBC commission to identify the most backward castes in the OBC category and the commission will submit the report in a time-bound …

Karnataka Govt. decision scrapping 4% quota to Muslims will not be implemented till May 9: Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka Govt. decision scrapping 4% quota to Muslims will not be implemented till May 9: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

April 25, 2023 01:27 pm | Updated April 26, 2023 12:20 am IST - NEW DELHI The Karnataka Government on April 25 won an adjournment again in the Supreme Court during the hearing of a petition challenging the State’s decision to scrap 4% OBC quota for Muslims and divide it between Vokkaliga and Lingayat castes ahead of the Assembly elections. …

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota
1 year, 11 months ago

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota

India TV News  

Karnataka elections 2023: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Karnataka government on pleas challenging the State government's notification scrapping the 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims. Karnataka government's decision to raise 2 per cent quota for Vokkaliga, and Lingayat each and scrapping 4 per cent OBC quota for Muslims prima facie is shaky and flawed, …

Biju Janata Dal regime in Odisha has an anti-OBC mindset, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
1 year, 11 months ago

Biju Janata Dal regime in Odisha has an anti-OBC mindset, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to conduct a comprehensive survey of the social and educational conditions of the Other Backward Classes, which constitute close to 54% of the State’s population. Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has been a strong critic of the State government’s …

Explained | Why and how was the 4% reservation for Muslims under the OBC category scrapped in Karnataka?
2 years ago

Explained | Why and how was the 4% reservation for Muslims under the OBC category scrapped in Karnataka?

The Hindu  

The story so far: At the Cabinet meeting in Karnataka on Friday, the BJP government did away with the nearly three-decade-old 4% reservation for Muslims in the Other Backward Classes category and distributed it equally among the Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas, two dominant land-owning communities in the State, at 2% each. The Cabinet decided to exclude Muslims from the OBC category …

Karnataka govt. scraps Muslim quota of 4%, increases quota of Lingayats and Vokkaligas by 2% each
2 years ago

Karnataka govt. scraps Muslim quota of 4%, increases quota of Lingayats and Vokkaligas by 2% each

The Hindu  

In what could be a game changer ahead of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections scheduled in April-May this year, the ruling BJP government has scrapped the reservation of 4% given to Muslims in Karnataka under 2B of Other Backward Classes category and distributed it to two dominant communities — Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas — at 2% each in jobs and admissions …

BJP leans on OBC vote bank in Rajasthan
2 years ago

BJP leans on OBC vote bank in Rajasthan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: As the Congress Party struggles to get its house in order in Rajasthan, the BJP is zeroing in on the state’s influential OBC votebank in the Assembly polls due to be held at the end of the year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his recent visits to the state last month, focused on the OBCs and spoke of …

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