Sumitra Mahajan asks if reservations will bring welfare to the country, says Ambedkar introduced them for ten years
6 years, 5 months ago

Sumitra Mahajan asks if reservations will bring welfare to the country, says Ambedkar introduced them for ten years

Firstpost  

Sumitra Mahajan stressed that there should be a debate, discussion and also dissent, if required, on each and every issue, but ultimately the decision should be taken in national interest. Ranchi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday expressed doubts over the effectiveness of offering reservation in education and jobs for an indefinite period to bring prosperity to the country. “Will reservation bring welfare to the country?” she asked. “So long as we do not strengthen the spirit of patriotic feeling towards our country, overall development of the country is not possible,” Mahajan said.

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Former PM Deve Gowda urges Parliament to consider reservation on economic grounds
3 months, 1 week ago

Former PM Deve Gowda urges Parliament to consider reservation on economic grounds

India TV News  

Reservation on economic criteria: Former Prime Minister and JD leader H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday urged Parliament to reconsider whether reservation should continue based on caste or it should be changed to economic criteria. Participating in a discussion on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India" in Rajya Sabha, Deve Gowda said, "The House itself …

RSS never opposed reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat
11 months ago

RSS never opposed reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Sangh had never opposed reservation given to certain groups, and maintained that the video making the rounds on social media, in which he is seen speaking against quotas in a meeting, is fake. I say that the video is fake and that I have never said this,” Mr. Bhagwat said …

These Seats Are Reserved: Putting the quota debate in context
1 year, 10 months ago

These Seats Are Reserved: Putting the quota debate in context

India Today  

These Seats are Reserved: Caste, Quotas and the Constitution of India by Abhinav Chandrachud, a lawyer practising at the Bombay High Court, explains the history of the affirmative action provisions in the Indian Constitution and demystifies the complex set of rules and procedures through which these clauses are put into operation. The first half traces the history of constitutionalising reservation …

Reservation in NEET Is A Political Move By The BJP, Not Social Justice
3 years, 7 months ago

Reservation in NEET Is A Political Move By The BJP, Not Social Justice

The Quint  

Third, though the BJP claims that it has politicised and mobilised the subaltern and powerless Dalit-Bahujans sections, a cursory view would reveal that such politicisation has not brought any substantive change in their socio-economic conditions and educational status. A majority of these groups still survive in the most precarious conditions and remain excluded from the basic human entitlements of health, …

‘Will reservation bring welfare to the country?’ asks Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
6 years, 5 months ago

‘Will reservation bring welfare to the country?’ asks Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

ABP News  

Ranchi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday demanded to know if continuing with reservation in education and jobs endlessly will bring prosperity to the country. "The idea of Ambedkarji was to bring social harmony by introducing reservation for 10 years. "Will reservation bring welfare to the country?" Speaking on the occasion, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das accused Left-oriented historians …

Muslims will not get justice without reservation, says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
7 years, 4 months ago

Muslims will not get justice without reservation, says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

India TV News  

After the Patidar quota deal between Hardik Patel and the Congress ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly demanded reservation for Muslim community as well. The AIMIM chief said that some people are fighting for reservation to Gujjar community while others are fighting for reservation to Jats and Marathas but everybody goes silent when it comes …

Women's reservation should be given without bickering: LS Speaker Mahajan
8 years, 1 month ago

Women's reservation should be given without bickering: LS Speaker Mahajan

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Making a strong pitch for women's reservation in Parliament and state legislatures, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said it was something that should be given "respectfully" without any bickering. She was speaking at the valedictory session on the concluding day of the National Women's Parliament in Amaravati. Addressing a gathering of over 22,000 women including girl students …

Ambedkar worked for social equality in the country: PM Modi assures Dalits that BJP govt will not scrap quotas
9 years ago

Ambedkar worked for social equality in the country: PM Modi assures Dalits that BJP govt will not scrap quotas

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed BR Ambedkar at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the BR Ambedkar National Memorial in New Delhi. Promising the people that the Ambedkar Memorial will be established by 14 April, 2018, Modi further said, “26, Alipur Road will be an iconic building of Delhi and for us, it will be a source of inspiration.” …

Dwivedi seeks end to caste-based reservation
11 years, 1 month ago

Dwivedi seeks end to caste-based reservation

The Hindu  

At a time when quota is the buzz word in politics, senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi has called for an end to reservation on caste lines and urged party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to introduce quota for financially weaker sections bringing all communities under its ambit. Mr. Dwivedi’s pitch to end caste-based reservation comes at a time when the Congress is …

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