DC Edit | Muslim quota quip stirs T-pot
1 year, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Muslim quota quip stirs T-pot

Deccan Chronicle  

Union home minister Amit Shah’s statement at a public meeting organised by the Telangana state BJP unit at Chevella as a build up to the Assembly elections slated for the end of this year, in which he called upon people to elect his party and have the first-ever saffron state government in a Telugu state, in return for which, the party-led government would abolish the existing four per cent quota for Muslims has stirred the proverbial political pot. The BJP leader argued in Telangana state, drawing a parallel to the situation in Karnataka, that the four per cent quota for Muslims is provided after robbing the share of Dalits and Backward Castes, and therefore, it should be restored. Both the Congress party, which introduced the quota after it came to power in 2004 in the combined Andhra Pradesh state, and the AIMIM, which is a strong votary and proponent of Muslim community interests, have predictably come down heavily against the statement, dubbing it a kind of “hate speech”, and an attempt to polarise the elections. The Congress party, which opposed the revocation of Muslim quota in neighbouring Karnataka, used the Supreme Court observations against it, observing the BJP government’s decision to transfer four per cent Muslim quota to the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities as “flawed” and on a “highly shaky ground”.

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'No proposal before govt': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismisses reports on Muslim quota
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

'No proposal before govt': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismisses reports on Muslim quota

India TV News  

Muslim quota row: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed media reports claiming that the state government was considering a proposal for Muslim reservation in jobs, calling the reports "another new lie. CMO statement on Muslim quota "Reports have been published in some media that a proposal to give reservations to Muslims in jobs is before the government. Leader of Opposition in …

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census

India Today  

The Karnataka government previously denied plans to introduce a Muslim quota in public tenders. However, Naseer Ahmed, MLC and political secretary to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is advocating for a four percent reservation for Muslims in government tenders. Telangana government, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has officially launched a caste census. Officials see this as a step toward equitable resource …

Karnataka government mulls 4% Muslim quota in government tenders, BJP slams move: Report
Trending News
1 month, 1 week 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?’
Trending News
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Religion, caste in BJP bid to unite Hindu vote base
1 month, 1 week ago

Religion, caste in BJP bid to unite Hindu vote base

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological fount, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have stepped up efforts to strengthen their campaign to coalesce Hindu voters and prevent a split on caste lines in poll-bound Jharkhand and Maharashtra, people aware of the details said. A senior BJP leader said the campaign, which has seen terse messaging from party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra …

Telangana BC Commission begins public hearings, leaders seek scrapping of EWS quota
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana BC Commission begins public hearings, leaders seek scrapping of EWS quota

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The Telangana BC Commission, led by its chairman G Niranjan, held the first of a series of public hearings in Adilabad on Monday to elicit the views of all stakeholders to prepare the ground for conduct of caste survey in the state. The leaders from various communities belonging to four districts - Adilabad, Kumurambheem-Asifabad, Mancherial and Nirmal participated in …

Justice League: Telangana extended 10 per cent quota to EWS in med admissions, says A-G
3 months ago

Justice League: Telangana extended 10 per cent quota to EWS in med admissions, says A-G

New Indian Express  

The Telangana government has extended the 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in MBBS and postgraduate medical admissions for 2024-25, Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy informed the Telangana High Court on Friday. The extension of the EWS quota comes in response to a writ petition filed by Kamareddy MLA K Venkata Ramana Reddy challenging the state government’s alleged inaction in …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
5 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 …

Ending defections: On politics in Telangana
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ending defections: On politics in Telangana

The Hindu  

With the defection of MLA M. Sanjay Kumar, who represents the Jagtial constituency in Telangana, from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the ruling Congress, the strength of the principal Opposition has come down from 39 to 33 in the State Assembly. Despite winning 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, Telangana’s first Chief Minister, the BRS’s K. Chandrashekhar Rao, effected a …

Video- Hindu-Muslim Polarisation in Telangana During the General Election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Video- Hindu-Muslim Polarisation in Telangana During the General Election

The Hindu  

Unlike the 2014 and 2019 parliament elections in Telangana after the state was formed after bifurcation, the 2024 elections have seen communal polarisation in more than half a dozen constituencies. This election has seen how voters were divided on communal lines in Adilabad, Nizamabad and Karimnagar Lok Sabha seats represented by the BJP MPs. The open assertion that the BJP …

BJP will raise SC, ST, OBC quota, end it for Muslims: Shah in Telangana
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP will raise SC, ST, OBC quota, end it for Muslims: Shah in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will increase the reservations of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes and end the one granted to Muslims in Telangana if it comes to power, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday, adding that the Lok Sabha elections are a contest between “vote for jihad” and “vote for vikas ”. “Neither Shah nor …

Amit Shah in Telangana: Decide between ‘vote for jihad’ and ‘vote for development’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah in Telangana: Decide between ‘vote for jihad’ and ‘vote for development’

The Hindu  

Union Minister of Home and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on May 9 said the Lok Sabha elections this time is between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi or a ‘vote for jihad’ versus a ‘vote for development’. Addressing a public meeting at Bhongir on Thursday, Mr. Shah accused the Congress Party of ‘peddling lies’ about the …

Karnataka BJP post on Muslim quota | Election Commission directs X to immediately remove post
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP post on Muslim quota | Election Commission directs X to immediately remove post

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India ordered X, formerly Twitter, to take down an animated video posted by BJP Karnataka. The video features caricatures of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, advancing the party’s recent messaging that the Congress is diverting funds and resources away from SC/ST/OBC Hindus towards Muslims. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee had complained on …

INDIA bloc will give quota to Muslims by changing Constitution: BJP over Lalu Prasad's remarks
7 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA bloc will give quota to Muslims by changing Constitution: BJP over Lalu Prasad's remarks

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad's remarks on Muslim quota have made it clear that if voted to power, the INDIA bloc will provide reservation to the minority community by making changes in the Constitution's fundamental structure, the Bharatiya Janata Party d charged on May 7. This makes it clear that they want to provide reservation to Muslims from the …

Playing to the gallery in Telangana
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Playing to the gallery in Telangana

The Hindu  

The question of reservation for Muslims has once again become a polarising issue in the country, especially in Telangana. Days after he referred to Muslims as “ghuspeti ” and “those who produce many children,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared at a public meeting in Zaheerabad that reservation for Muslims, at the expense of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and …

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda
7 months, 2 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 …

BJP files police complaint against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP files police complaint against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday filed a police complaint at the Kothagudem Police Station against Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for his alleged “false, defamatory and provocative speech” claiming that the BJP government would abolish reservations as soon as it forms government” at the Centre. But, again the Chief Minister repeated the charge to “deceive voters for political …

Muslim quota will be removed if BJP is elected to power in Telangana, reiterates Amit Shah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslim quota will be removed if BJP is elected to power in Telangana, reiterates Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Home Amit Shah, on Sunday, reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party will remove reservations for Muslims and share it with SC/ST and BCs in Telangana after it comes to power here. As long Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP are there, there is no question of abolishing reservations for marginalised sections,” he asserted at a public meeting …

No quota for Muslims in the name of religion: PM Modi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

No quota for Muslims in the name of religion: PM Modi

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he will not allow reservations meant for Dalits, Adivasis and OBC communities to be given to Muslims in the name of religion till his last breath. Addressing a public meeting in Alladurg mandal in Zaheerabad Lok Sabha segment, he said the country’s Constitution is a “religious text” for him. In …

Delhi Police summons Telangana CM Revanth Reddy in Amit Shah's doctored video case on May 1; Modi raises issue
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police summons Telangana CM Revanth Reddy in Amit Shah's doctored video case on May 1; Modi raises issue

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police has asked Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to join its probe on May 1 in connection with a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah that is being circulated on social media amid the Lok Sabha election campaign. Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy Police have issued notices to five members of the Telangana Congress, including its …

Telangana: Reservations become main weapon for political parties to target rivals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Reservations become main weapon for political parties to target rivals

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: As the Lok Sabha elections draw close, the three main political parties in Telangana are raising the pitch with allegations and counter allegations. The saffron party leaders, including state BJP president G Kishan Reddy and others, have launched a counter-attack on Revanth for carrying out ‘false propaganda’. Joining issue with the BJP leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the …

Telangana: Kishan Reddy dares Revanth to a debate on reservations
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Kishan Reddy dares Revanth to a debate on reservations

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Challenging Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to a debate on reservations, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that while the BJP stands in support of marginalised communities, the Congress has attempted to provoke social tensions to dent the saffron party’s morale. Addressing a press conference, the BJP state president said a case has been registered against …

Congress spreading lies on reservation quotas to defeat BJP: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress spreading lies on reservation quotas to defeat BJP: Bandi Sanjay Kumar

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Alleging that the Congress was unable to take on the BJP in the polls, the saffron party candidate from Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, stated that grand old party leaders had resorted to provoking fear among the SCs and STs for political benefits in the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the media later, the BJP national general secretary claimed that the …

BJP will End Quota for Muslims: Kishan Reddy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP will End Quota for Muslims: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress did gross injustice to Backward Class communities in the state by cutting their quota and extending the same to Muslims. The High Court gave its verdict twice against providing reservations on the religious basis but the Congress approached the apex court and got a stay, said BJP state unit president G. Kishan Reddy. Terming the Indian National …

BJP will scrap reservations by 2025 if it wins: Telangana CM
7 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP will scrap reservations by 2025 if it wins: Telangana CM

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Alleging that the BJP and RSS have declared a war on the Constitution with the aim of scrapping reservations for SC, ST and OBC communities, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday said that the saffron party was hoping to win 400 seats to implement this agenda. The TPCC president was speaking after releasing a chargesheet against the …

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah
7 months, 4 weeks ago

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

BIDAR/BENGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP intensifying their attacks on the Congress over Muslim quota, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the 4% reservation for Muslims has been in force in Karnataka since 1994 as per the Chinnappa Reddy Commission’s recommendation. In Bidar, the CM said some people approached the Supreme Court during the tenure of the …

Will nix Muslim quota in Telangana, give it to SCs, STs, BCs: Amit Shah
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Will nix Muslim quota in Telangana, give it to SCs, STs, BCs: Amit Shah

New Indian Express  

SIDDIPET: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the BJP would revoke the Muslim quota implemented by the BRS and Congress governments in Telangana and extend it to SC, ST and OBC communities if it retains power at the Centre. Addressing a public meeting organised here in support of BJP Medak candidate M Raghunandan Rao, Shah alleged that …

BJP will end reservation for Muslims in Telangana, says Amit Shah
7 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP will end reservation for Muslims in Telangana, says Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will end reservation for Muslims introduced by the Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana and provide the benefit to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, if it wins the Lok Sabha elections in the southern state, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. inister Amit Shah and BJP Medak candidate, Raghunandan …

‘Will end Muslim reservation granted by Congress & BRS’: Amit Shah in Telangana
7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Will end Muslim reservation granted by Congress & BRS’: Amit Shah in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will end Muslim reservation granted by Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana and instead provide reservations to SCs, STs, and OBCs. Shah also attacked Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, saying,"The Congress and the TRS never celebrate the Telangana Liberation Day as they are afraid of the Majlis. …

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday alleged that the Congress' attempt to give reservations to Muslims from the OBC quota in Karnataka was part of its agenda to push the country towards "Islamisation and division". Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath The firebrand BJP leader claimed that the Congress wanted to deprive the …

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks at an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday stating that the Congress was trying to give reservations to Muslims by reducing the quota for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, brought to the fore the debate over provision of reservations to the Muslims in Andhra Pradesh. Muslims have been enjoying 4% reservations …

Fact Check: No, BJP Leader Didn't Say Party Will End Muslim Quota In Andhra Pradesh
8 months, 1 week ago

Fact Check: No, BJP Leader Didn't Say Party Will End Muslim Quota In Andhra Pradesh

ABP News  

Several social media users have shared purported clips of news segments and news articles to claim that the chief of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party proclaimed that once in power, her party and its allies will not let four percent of seats in the education and public employment sector be reserved for Muslims. The viral purported …

Congress will protect 4% reservations for Muslims: CM Revanth
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress will protect 4% reservations for Muslims: CM Revanth

The Hindu  

Chief Minister of Telangana A. Revanth Reddy on Friday asserted that the Congress government would protect the 4% reservations for Muslims in education and employment. Mr. Reddy was speaking at the CM’s Iftar at Lal Bahadur Stadium where he was flanked by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi, and faith leaders. “Recently, in Chevella, Amit Shah …

Revanth Vows to Protect Muslim Quota
9 months, 1 week ago

Revanth Vows to Protect Muslim Quota

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday said the Congress government is committed to continue four per cent reservations to the Muslim community in the state in education and employment. Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot abolish four per cent reservation to Muslims,” Revanth Reddy said, while addressing the Muslim community at LB Stadium on Friday on …

Telangana: Congress' Shabbir Ali says no one can scrap 4% Muslim quota
9 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Congress' Shabbir Ali says no one can scrap 4% Muslim quota

Op India  

Advisor to Telangana’s Congress government Mohammad Ali Shabbir has challenged the Modi government over the issue of Muslim reservation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Shabbir’s remarks come after Union Home Minister Amit Shah in his address in Secunderabad on 12th March called to abolish the 4% Muslim quota, which the Congress party is seeking to exceed to 12%. The history …

Governor Quota MLC seats: HC asks Guv office to submit reasons for rejection
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Governor Quota MLC seats: HC asks Guv office to submit reasons for rejection

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court asked Governor’s Secretary to submit their objections in connection with the petition filed by Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana, who challenged the Governor’s decision in rejecting Cabinet’s recommendation on nominating them as the MLCs in Governor’s quota. The names of Sravan Kumar and Satyanarayana were recommended by the erstwhile BRS government for the post …

Sriram Karri | Revanth era in Telangana: Hope reigns amid caution
1 year ago

Sriram Karri | Revanth era in Telangana: Hope reigns amid caution

Deccan Chronicle  

A few months ago, at an averagely attended training programme of key state and district-level Congress leaders, Telangana PCC chief and Lok Sabha MP A. Revanth Reddy unveiled the roadmap to victory for the party in elections to be held by year-end. It was because the session was titled, “How Congress can win?” Revanth Reddy was possessed by the spirit …

Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: All Muslim candidates of BRS and Congress trailing | Data
1 year ago

Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: All Muslim candidates of BRS and Congress trailing | Data

The Hindu  

An analysis of the candidates of major parties in Telangana shows that the Congress had fielded six, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi had fielded three and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen fielded eight contestants who were identified as Muslims in the 2023 Telangana State elections. All Muslim candidates from BRS and Congress were trailing as of 2.30 pm Among Muslim candidates …

VHP demands de-registration of parties for promising religious quota
1 year ago

VHP demands de-registration of parties for promising religious quota

The Hindu  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on Monday, has urged the Election Commission to consider cancellation of political party registration for BRS, Congress and the Majlis party for violating constitutional principles by promising reservations based on religion. In a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj, VHP State secretary S. Pandarinath, vice-president Sunitha Rammohan Reddy and others, had accused the parties …

Sonia not reason for T statehood: BJP's Muralidhar Rao
1 year ago

Sonia not reason for T statehood: BJP's Muralidhar Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP Madhya Pradesh incharge P. Muralidhar Rao took objection to the remarks of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh crediting Sonia Gandhi for Telangana statehood, and said that it was achieved through the Sakala Janula Samme. Addressing the media, he asked, “If the logic of the Congress is accepted, then British Prime Minister Clement Atlee has to be credited with giving …

Religion-based Reservations Will Be Abolished: Amit Shah
1 year ago

Religion-based Reservations Will Be Abolished: Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that religious reservations will be abolished and they will, instead, be provided to members of the SC, ST and OBC communities in Telangana state. The BRS government provided four per cent reservations for minorities, which it assured to enhance to 12 per cent, but BJP is against reservations on a religious basis, he …

The absence of the Muslim
1 year, 1 month ago

The absence of the Muslim

The Hindu  

Muslims in Telangana account for 12.68% of the State’s population, according to the 2011 Census. Poor representation The BRS has fielded Muslim candidates in only three of the 119 Assembly constituencies, which means that representation stands at 2.5%. A close look at the data shows that most of the Muslim candidates have been fielded largely from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal …

Muslims will vote for Congress, says Uttam
1 year, 1 month ago

Muslims will vote for Congress, says Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Former TPCC chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Muslims were rallying behind the Congress as they are fed up with the BJP’s ‘divisive politics’ and also the BRS, which he alleged was the B-team of the BJP. Speaking after several Muslim leaders joined the Congress in the presence of Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday in Huzurnagar, the Nalgonda …

Telangana model of peace and progress must be adopted everywhere: Owaisi
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana model of peace and progress must be adopted everywhere: Owaisi

The Hindu  

Soon after announcing that the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen would field its candidates in nine constituencies for the Telangana Assembly elections, party president Asaduddin Owaisi spoke exclusively to The Hindu on a gamut of subjects. From his criticism of the Congress and senior leader Rahul Gandhi, to the Bharatiya Janata Party seeking a coalition government in the State, and of …

KTR Warns Muslims, Says Don't Be Used As Vote Bank
1 year, 1 month ago

KTR Warns Muslims, Says Don't Be Used As Vote Bank

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BRS on Monday reached out to Muslims with a caution that they should be careful and not be used as a vote bank by the BJP and the Congress. “For decades the two parties had used Muslims for their political gain by showing one another as the enemy,” said K.T. During a meeting with the members from the …

Muslim organisations in Telangana weigh political choices
1 year, 1 month ago

Muslim organisations in Telangana weigh political choices

The Hindu  

Over the past few weeks, influential Muslim organisation from Telangana have been deliberating the nuances of which party — the Congress or Bharat Rashtra Samithi — to support ahead of the Assembly elections. Sources requesting anonymity said that the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Telangana and Odisha chapter, a few weeks ago, formed a committee to understand the political situation and sentiment across …

Strong challenge: On the Telangana Assembly election 2023 in November
1 year, 2 months ago

Strong challenge: On the Telangana Assembly election 2023 in November

The Hindu  

Osmosis is a rare word in politics. Its win in Karnataka, by decisively defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party, has given it an organisational fillip and confidence that has allowed it to become a contender in Telangana within months of that victory. What has kept the support base for the party is its emphasis on welfare initiatives that included a number …

Telangana HC Issues Notice to State Govt Over MLA Funds
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana HC Issues Notice to State Govt Over MLA Funds

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government wanting to know why it had not released amounts under the Constituency Development Fund for the development of the Mulugu constituency, even though amounts were sanctioned on paper. Dr Justice Chillakur Sumalatha was responding to the complaint of Danasari Anasuya Seetakka, Mulugu Congress MLA, who contended that …

Ajit Pawar’s resuscitation of the Muslim quota issue puts ally BJP on the spot
1 year, 2 months ago

Ajit Pawar’s resuscitation of the Muslim quota issue puts ally BJP on the spot

The Hindu  

Soon after rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar split his uncle Sharad Pawar’s party to align with the ruling Eknath Shinde-led government, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis had said that while the BJP’s alliance with CM Shinde’s faction of the Shiv Sena was “emotional,” that with Ajit Pawar’s NCP was borne of political necessity. Yet, barely two months later, the …

Political Line Big Picture: Facts, myths, and courts
1 year, 4 months ago

Political Line Big Picture: Facts, myths, and courts

The Hindu  

The cast and script for the 2024 electoral theatre are getting clearer through fast-paced developments on many fronts An ever strident assertion of nationalism was at play last week: India imposed restrictions on the import of laptops in a throwback to the protectionist era we thought was long gone. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has started hearing legal and constitutional challenges …

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