Congress will stand for social justice, says Uttam
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress will stand for social justice, says Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has warned that the democracy in India could be in peril if Narendra Modi secures a third term as Prime Minister. Referring to Modi's speech during his recent visit to Sangareddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Modi failed to specify clearly that the BJP would not change the Constitution if voted to power. Uttam Kumar Reddy slammed Modi for misleading the people by accusing the Congress of snatching away the reservation from SC, ST and BCs and giving it away to Muslims. He said Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders are targeting the four per cent Muslim reservation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. “Congress stands for social justice and increased reservation for SC, ST and OBCs in proportionate to their population, and after coming to power, it will lift the 50 per cent ceiling on quota,” he said.

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Social Justice, Equality, Welfare Bedrock of Cong Govt: Uttam
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Social Justice, Equality, Welfare Bedrock of Cong Govt: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: There are absolutely no doubts whatsoever as to who is responsible for the plight of the Kaleshwaram project, and it is former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and his then BRS government that should bear responsibility for the disasters that the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages have turned into, irrigation and civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said. …

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says 92% caste survey complete
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says 92% caste survey complete

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that 92 per cent of the state’s caste survey has been completed, reaffirming the Congress party’s commitment to advancing social justice. Highlighting the historical contributions of leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Babasaheb Ambedkar, and Indira Gandhi, Reddy said, “From providing land to the poor through the Agriculture Ceiling Act to empowering …

Uttam campaigns for Maha polls, appeals voters to bring MVA into power
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttam campaigns for Maha polls, appeals voters to bring MVA into power

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Irrigation and civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy appealed to Maharashtra voters to reject what he termed as the BJP’s divisive politics and support the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition in the ongoing Assembly elections. Uttam underscored that Congress aimed to restore the state’s “dignity and rightful place” in the national economy, promising to counter the BJP’s policies if the …

Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand: ‘Will hike SC ST OBC reservation’; ‘90% people should run this country’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand: ‘Will hike SC ST OBC reservation’; ‘90% people should run this country’

Live Mint  

Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the INDIA bloc "will raise reservation cap above 50 percent if voted to power. While speaking at the Congress' rally in Jharkhand's Simdega, Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur and waiving off loans of corporates worth ₹16 lakh crore. The …

Karnataka BJP Chief Criticizes Congress on Internal Reservation for Politics Ahead of Bypolls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP Chief Criticizes Congress on Internal Reservation for Politics Ahead of Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra criticizes Congress government's handling of internal reservation for SCs ahead of bypolls. He claims that the Congress government is not being honest and is only using the issue for political gain. The BJP has repeatedly urged the Congress government to implement the internal reservation, but they have refused to do so. The upcoming Assembly polls in …

BJP's Smriti Irani Targets Congress, Demands Chief Ministerial Face for Sirsa MP Kumari Selja
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Smriti Irani Targets Congress, Demands Chief Ministerial Face for Sirsa MP Kumari Selja

Hindustan Times  

Smriti Irani, a senior BJP leader, has expressed her strong disapproval of the Congress and its leadership. She specifically mentioned the Congress's stance on Dalits and their neglect of the community. Irani further warned that the BJP government will form the government for the third term, indicating a potential alliance between the BJP and the Congress.

Implement SCSP/TSP Act at national level, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tells Modi
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Implement SCSP/TSP Act at national level, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tells Modi

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging a scam in SC/ST funds in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah refuted the charges and urged PM Narendra Modi to implement the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan and Scheduled Tribe Sub-Plan Act at the national level, to allocate funds proportionate to the Dalit population. “It is ridiculous that Narendra Modi, who has not agreed to implement …

Congress frames social justice as an essential step of a policy framework to ensure justice
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress frames social justice as an essential step of a policy framework to ensure justice

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government quickly scrapped a proposal to induct mid-level officials into the bureaucracy through lateral entry to counter the Opposition’s allegations of “ending reservations.” However, it is clear that Congress would continue to place social justice as the centrepiece of its politics. On Saturday, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, positioned caste census as an …

Athawale Defends OBC Quota, Blames Congress for BC Census Delay
4 months, 1 week ago

Athawale Defends OBC Quota, Blames Congress for BC Census Delay

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union minister of state for social justice Ramdas Athawale, a member of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, backed the quota for the OBC Muslim community, explaining that it was given by V.P. Athawale said Modi stood for ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’ and had accommodated him with a ministerial berth despite his party failing to secure a single seat. National …

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 …

PM Modi invokes Ambedkar to target Congress on reservations: ‘Nehru would have…’
7 months ago

PM Modi invokes Ambedkar to target Congress on reservations: ‘Nehru would have…’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of ‘opposing’ reservations for the deprived castes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election public meeting for Lok Sabha polls,in Motihari, Bihar. Addressing a rally in Bihar's Motihari, the prime minister said,"Had it not been for Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Nehru would have never agreed to quotas …

Revanth Reddy interview | ‘Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP’
7 months, 1 week ago

Revanth Reddy interview | ‘Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP’

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said the BJP’s wish to “scrap reservation”, its North-South division, favouritism towards Gujarat, and denial of caste census are serious issues that will haunt the party in the election. In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Reddy said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi could challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister said Ambani …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: How much black money Congress received from Adani, Ambani? PM Modi in Telangana
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: How much black money Congress received from Adani, Ambani? PM Modi in Telangana

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the Congress whether they have received 'tempo loads of money' from Adani and Ambani since they have stopped abusing his government over the two industrialists in this Lok Sabha election. Congress and BRS united by appeasement politics In his address to a public meeting in Telangana's Karimnagar, Prime Minister …

Congress will increase MGNREGA wages to ₹400, Rahul Gandhi says in Madhya Pradesh
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress will increase MGNREGA wages to ₹400, Rahul Gandhi says in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Madhya Pradesh on May 5 that his party, if elected to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, will increase the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to ₹400 per day. Mr. Gandhi also claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party would not even get 150 seats in these elections. यह …

Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to lift 50 per cent ceiling on reservations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to lift 50 per cent ceiling on reservations

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Continuing the attack on the BJP over its stance on affirmative action policies, former AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lift the 50% ceiling on reservations. Addressing public meetings in Nirmal and Alampur, the Wayanad MP alleged that Modi wanted to snatch reservations from marginalised people. If the Constitution is changed, reservations for …

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 …

Congress Against Quota to Dalits, Backwards; Attacked Constitution by Amending Preamble: BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Against Quota to Dalits, Backwards; Attacked Constitution by Amending Preamble: BJP

News 18  

The Congress has been against providing reservation to the Dalits and the backwards and the party also “attacked” the Constitution by inserting the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble when it was in power, the BJP alleged on Friday. Slamming the Congress at a press conference in the BJP headquarters here, party national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam said, “They are …

Revanth: Congress Will Protect and Enhance Reservations to SCs, STs, OBCs
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth: Congress Will Protect and Enhance Reservations to SCs, STs, OBCs

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the Congress, if voted to power at the Centre, will not only protect reservations of SCs, STs and OBCs but also enhance the quota allotted to these sections in proportion to their population by conducting a caste survey. Displaying a mock-up of a big egg on which ‘Gadida Guddu’ was written, Revanth Reddy …

No reservation based on religion to Muslims as long as I am alive, says PM Modi in Telangana
7 months, 3 weeks ago

No reservation based on religion to Muslims as long as I am alive, says PM Modi in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into the Congress saying as long as he was alive he won't allow reservation for Muslims, on the basis of religion, at the cost of SC, ST and OBCs. In a veiled attack on Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Modi alleged that the money collected in the state through "double R tax"is …

PM Modi writes to BJP candidates ahead of third phase, urges them to highlight Congress' regressive politics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi writes to BJP candidates ahead of third phase, urges them to highlight Congress' regressive politics

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrote to the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates ahead of the third phase of voting and urged them to spread the word against the regressive politics of the Congress and I.N.D.I. Mansukh Mandaviya responds to PM's letter Responding to the PM's letter, Union Minister and BJP's Porbandar candidate Mansukh Mandaviya expressed …

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 …

Clear Signs of BJP Retaining Power: Vishweshwar Reddy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Clear Signs of BJP Retaining Power: Vishweshwar Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP Chevella candidate Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said that the party’s graph was soaring consistently as per recent surveys, and the nation was leaning decisively towards retaining the BJP at the Centre and Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. Reddy pointed out that Rahul Gandhi's advocacy on certain issues appears to contradict the principles enshrined in the Constitution and the ideals …

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 …

Will nix Muslim quota in Telangana, give it to SCs, STs, BCs: Amit Shah
7 months, 3 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 …

Why did PM Modi take 'wealth to Muslims' jibe at Congress? The answer lies in Congress party's past actions
8 months ago

Why did PM Modi take 'wealth to Muslims' jibe at Congress? The answer lies in Congress party's past actions

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Narendra Modi's statement at the Banswara rally in Rajasthan on Sunday created a political storm ahead of the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 with allegations and counter-allegations galore from all quarters. The Andhra Pradesh government of the Congress tried to implement Muslim reservation four times between the period of 2004 and 2010 but failed …

Congress will Win 14 LS Seats in Telangana: Uttam
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress will Win 14 LS Seats in Telangana: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

He was addressing the Nalgonda parliamentary constituency election preparatory meeting at Mattampally in Huzurnagar. Among others who addressed the meeting were AICC in-charge Deepa Das Munshi, ministers Komatireddy Venkatreddy and Tummala Nageswara Rao, senior leader K. Jana Reddy, MLAs, MLCs and the party’s Nalgonda LS candidate K. Raghuveer Reddy. Questioning the credibility of the BJP leaders campaigning in Telangana state, …

Congress guarantees minimum wage, raise in quota limit
9 months ago

Congress guarantees minimum wage, raise in quota limit

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday announced another five guarantees each for ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay’. When his attention was drawn to the guarantees announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Kharge said it was a “good thing” if the former was copying the age-old concept of the Congress initiated by former PM …

PM Modi says NDA will get 400 plus seats, says opposition is rudderless
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi says NDA will get 400 plus seats, says opposition is rudderless

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad/Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance will win more than 400 seats as the opposition was rudderless for the seven-phase general elections, whose schedule was announced earlier in the day by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar. Addressing a public rally at Kollapur in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, as part …

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 …

Parliament Budget Session highlights: PM Modi's reply focused on Congress, not his govt's work, says Opposition
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Parliament Budget Session highlights: PM Modi's reply focused on Congress, not his govt's work, says Opposition

Hindustan Times  

Parliament Budget Session highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday replied to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in Rajya Sabha. Modi also took a swipe at Congress Rajya Sabha leader Mallikarjun Kharge for his ‘400 paar’ speech and referred to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee's recent statement that the Congress may not cross 40 seats in the 2024 …

PM Modi says Nehru was against any kind of reservation, attacks Congress in Rajya Sabha
10 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi says Nehru was against any kind of reservation, attacks Congress in Rajya Sabha

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress party over the issue of quota for backward classes saying that it was Jawaharlal Nehru who was against any kind of reservation. "Congress spread the narrative, as a result of which people who believed in Indian culture and values ​​started being viewed with an inferiority complex.the world knows very …

Internal quota: CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of misleading Dalits
11 months ago

Internal quota: CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of misleading Dalits

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Referring to the Centre’s move to form a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah termed it as a ploy to mislead the Dalit community. The Justice Usha Mehra Commission, also constituted by the Centre for the same purpose, had concluded that sub-categorisation of SCs and …

Civil society groups asked us to raise demand in Parliament, that PM Modi visit Manipur before Lok Sabha polls, says Congress
11 months, 1 week ago

Civil society groups asked us to raise demand in Parliament, that PM Modi visit Manipur before Lok Sabha polls, says Congress

The Hindu  

Civil society organisations in Manipur who met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 15, during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, have urged the party to put forth their demand in the upcoming Budget session of Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit violence-hit Manipur before the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press conference at Senapati along with party spokesperson Kanhaiyya …

Parties woo North Andhra settlers with promises to restore BC quota for 26 castes
1 year, 1 month ago

Parties woo North Andhra settlers with promises to restore BC quota for 26 castes

The Hindu  

Denial of reservation to the backward class migrants from Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts to Hyderabad and other areas of Telangana, after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, appears to have assumed political significance as the State is headed for Assembly elections in a few weeks, on November 30. An estimated 10 lakh people, including many BCs, shifted to Telangana …

Congress promises ₹15K per acre Rythu Bharosa to farmers in Telangana
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress promises ₹15K per acre Rythu Bharosa to farmers in Telangana

The Hindu  

hyderabad In a move to take the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana head-on, All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday announced ₹15,000 per acre per year benefit to both landholding and tenant farmers, ₹12,000 per year to farm workers and ₹500 per quintal bonus to paddy in addition to minimum support price. Naming the party’s guarantee to …

Telangana people want Cong govt back to fulfil their aspirations: Bhatti
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana people want Cong govt back to fulfil their aspirations: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday assured farmers of Shamshabad mandal that the Congress would back them in their fight against the alleged encroachment of 700 acres of land in Jasneguda by Goldstone Company with the aid of ruling party leaders. The government had taken back land around Hyderabad worth '25 lakh crore that the previous …

Bengaluru’s civic institutions collapsed under BJP rule: Dinesh Gundu Rao
1 year, 7 months ago

Bengaluru’s civic institutions collapsed under BJP rule: Dinesh Gundu Rao

The Hindu  

Former Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for five terms consecutively from Gandhinagar constituency in Bengaluru. The former Minister says that lack of planning, corruption, collapse of civic institutions during BJP rule led to infrastructure bottlenecks in India’s IT hub which has 28 segments. Bengaluru’s governance is very much based on …

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hurls ‘Ravan’ barb at PM Modi; CM Bhupendra Patel claims it shows Congress’ hatred for Gujaratis
2 years ago

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hurls ‘Ravan’ barb at PM Modi; CM Bhupendra Patel claims it shows Congress’ hatred for Gujaratis

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has stirred a controversy by throwing "Ravan" barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel claiming the remark reflects the Opposition party's hatred for Gujaratis. Mr. Kharge on Monday night addressed a rally in Behrampura area of Ahmedabad city where he said the Prime Minister asks people …

Dalit outfits in A.P. to step up campaign against EWS quota
2 years, 1 month ago

Dalit outfits in A.P. to step up campaign against EWS quota

The Hindu  

Dalit outfits in Andhra Pradesh have expressed strong reservation against the Centre’s decision to provide 10% quota for economically weaker sections. The outfits at a round-tabe conference organised by the Kula Nirmulana Porata Samiti here on Tuesday urged the Centre to protect the present quota regime for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, who were increasingly finding …

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