NC MP to join protest on reservation issue outside CM’s residence
3 months, 1 week ago

NC MP to join protest on reservation issue outside CM’s residence

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference parliamentarian Syed Aga Ruhullah on Sunday announced to he would join a sit-in protest outside the residence of his party’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah against the prevalent reservation scheme that allegedly discriminates against open merit category students in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement posted on social media platform X, Mr. Ruhullah, the MP from Srinagar, requested all protesters “to maintain civility and focus on raising genuine demands for a rational reservation policy”. Scores of open merit category students’ bodies have supported Mr. Ruhullah’s protest call. Open merit category students maintain the Supreme Court’s 1992 ruling ensures reservations could not exceed 50%, and anything above it violated equal access as guaranteed by the Constitution.

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NC minister Sakina Itoo targets Mehdi over reservation protest
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NC minister Sakina Itoo targets Mehdi over reservation protest

Hindustan Times  

Targeting the National Conference leader and Srinagar member of Parliament Ruhullah Mehdi over the protest outside chief minister’s residence last month demanding rationalisation of the reservation policy, state health and social welfare minister Sakina Itoo called Mehdi’s protest a ‘cheap publicity’ stunt. Srinagar member of Parliament Ruhullah Mehdi Sakina Itoo is also the part of three member cabinet subcommittee formed …

J&K: Omar govt facing quota, power, unemployment challenges
3 months, 1 week ago

J&K: Omar govt facing quota, power, unemployment challenges

Hindustan Times  

As J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah sought six months to sort out the reservation issue after Monday’s protest, the power crisis, unemployment and reservation policy are turning out to be big issues faced by J&K government within three months of assuming power. Monday’s protest was organised by NC senior leader and MP Srinagar Aga Ruhullah outside the CM’s house. “We …

Jammu and Kashmir: Protests intensify over reservation Policy, CM Omar Abdullah's son joins demonstration
3 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Protests intensify over reservation Policy, CM Omar Abdullah's son joins demonstration

India TV News  

Protests against the newly implemented reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir have intensified, with hundreds of students and political leaders gathering outside Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's residence on Sunday to demand a review of the policy. Government's response In response to the mounting protests, the Jammu and Kashmir government formed a three-member committee on December 10 to review the reservation …

J&K Reservation Row: NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi, Opposition Leaders Join Students’ Protest
3 months, 1 week ago

J&K Reservation Row: NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi, Opposition Leaders Join Students’ Protest

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Amid strong calls for rationalising the reservation quota and creating a transparent and equitable reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, ruling National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and several opposition leaders and activists on Monday joined a students’ protest sit-in outside Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence along Srinagar’s Gupkar Road. He announced, “We will not move from …

Breaking Ranks? NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi protests outside J&K CM Omar Abdullah’s residence over reservation row
3 months, 1 week ago

Breaking Ranks? NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi protests outside J&K CM Omar Abdullah’s residence over reservation row

Live Mint  

National Conference Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi staged a protest outside the residence of his party vice president and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, today. The protest, attended by students and leaders from opposition camp in the Union Territory, was over the reservation scheme, which Mehdi alleges discriminates against open merit category students in the Union Territory. …

Jammu and Kashmir: Iltija Mufti joins protest outside CM's residence over reservation, check their demands
3 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Iltija Mufti joins protest outside CM's residence over reservation, check their demands

India TV News  

In a significant development in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti, along with several political figures and hundreds of students, joined a protest outside the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar, demanding a review of the new reservation policy. The controversial reservation policy The new policy, introduced in the lead-up to the …

Reservation row: J&K student association host protest in New Delhi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Reservation row: J&K student association host protest in New Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Saturday held a peaceful sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, opposing the current reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Students Association supporters holding placards protest urging the government to revise the new reservation policy, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. Dozens of students, along with members of …

NC walks a tightrope as chorus against J&K reservation policy grows
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NC walks a tightrope as chorus against J&K reservation policy grows

Hindustan Times  

Less than two months into power, the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government is facing one of its first big tests amid growing resentment within the general category population over the Jammu and Kashmir reservation policy that increased reservation in seats for jobs, NEET and post graduate courses. This will also result absorption of inefficient people in health education, judiciary and …

Protesters allege caste discrimination at IIM-B; seek resignation of Director
4 months, 1 week ago

Protesters allege caste discrimination at IIM-B; seek resignation of Director

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Protesters gathered in large numbers at Freedom Park on Wednesday, demanding swift action over allegations of caste discrimination at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Organised by the All India OBC Students Association, Dr BR Ambedkar Association of Engineers, and OBC Federation of India, the protesters demanded the resignation of IIM-B Director Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, accusing him of …

J&K government advertises 575 posts, Opposition fumes over nearly 60% reserved seats
4 months, 1 week ago

J&K government advertises 575 posts, Opposition fumes over nearly 60% reserved seats

Hindustan Times  

The The Jammu and Kashmir government has referred 575 posts of lecturers to be recruited by the Public Service Commission, but only 238 posts have been reserved for open merit candidates and the others for candidates with different reservations. But just 238 posts for 70% open merit aspirants seems a joke.Even in a few subjects some categories have been given …

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