Congress, SP playing reservation game in UP: Gadkari
13 years, 2 months ago

Congress, SP playing reservation game in UP: Gadkari

The Hindu  

BJP national president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of playing a game of reservation on the basis of religion for vote-bank politics in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. “The game of reservation on religious grounds is being played which will be dangerous not only for UP, but for the country,” Mr. Gadkari said while talking to reporters in Lucknow. “It is against the Constitution and the Supreme Court had said that the reservation could not exceed more than 50 per cent,” he said. He said that while Congress has promised nine per cent quota to Muslims, SP was talking about 18 per cent.

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BJP vows legal fight against Karnataka's 4% Muslim quota in government contracts
1 week, 4 days ago

BJP vows legal fight against Karnataka's 4% Muslim quota in government contracts

India Today  

The BJP strongly opposed the Karnataka government’s proposal to provide 4 per cent reservation to Muslims in government contracts, calling it an “unconstitutional misadventure”. The ruling Congress and the BJP clashed over the issue in the Karnataka Assembly, with the Opposition terming it an act of appeasement and the state government defending it as necessary support for minority communities. BJP …

Karnataka approves 4% Muslim reservation in contracts, BJP calls it unconstitutional
1 week, 5 days ago

Karnataka approves 4% Muslim reservation in contracts, BJP calls it unconstitutional

Op India  

On 14th March, the Congress-led Karnataka government approved a proposal to grant 4% reservation to Muslims in government contracts. This new gimmick for electoral gains is equal to undoing the very… pic.twitter.com/redKuP9Ebs — Tejasvi Surya March 15, 2025 Surya said, “The Congress government’s approval of a 4% quota for Muslims in government contracts is a direct assault on the Constitution …

BJP slams 4 per cent reservation for Muslim contractors in Karnataka
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1 week, 6 days ago

BJP slams 4 per cent reservation for Muslim contractors in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday slammed the Karnataka government's decision to reserve four per cent of government contracts for Muslims as being 'unconstitutional' and accused the Congress of engaging in 'appeasement politics'. The BJP’s full-scale criticism came after the Karnataka cabinet approved an amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, which aims to reserve 4% of government …

Karnataka's nod to 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders, BJP slams move
1 week, 6 days ago

Karnataka's nod to 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders, BJP slams move

India Today  

The Karnataka government's decision to provide a 4% reservation in tenders for Muslim contractors has stirred a political storm, with the BJP accusing the Congress of "appeasement politics" and alleging that Rahul Gandhi influenced the state cabinet's decision. Training his guns at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Prasad pointed out that the Karnataka government's move was …

Minority quota not based on religion: Karnataka CM
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Minority quota not based on religion: Karnataka CM

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the reservation in government contracts to minorities is not on the basis of religion, but on the parameters of their backwardness for belonging to SC/STs and OBC categories. On BJP criticising the government for allocating more funds to minorities’ development besides reservation in contracts and terming it ‘halal budget’, Siddaramaiah said the saffron …

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 …

SP demands Muslim reservation in Maharashtra
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SP demands Muslim reservation in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

In a letter written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Dy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Samajwadi party MLA Rais Shaikh has demanded that five percent reservation must be given to Muslims at the earliest to eradicate their backwardness. In his letter, Shaikh, an MLA from Bhiwandi, referred to a recent statement made by the TDP general secretary and …

PM: Attempt to tinker with quota for SC/STs
10 months ago

PM: Attempt to tinker with quota for SC/STs

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the INDIA bloc parties are conniving to snatch the reservation of SCs, STs and OBCs guaranteed by the Constitution of India, by altering the provisions and making it religion-based to appease their vote bank. He addressed three back-to-back rallies in Mau, Mirzapur and Deoria to seek support for NDA candidates of …

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 …

Congress spreading lies on reservation quotas to defeat BJP: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
10 months, 4 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
11 months 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 …

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

Congress working on banned PFI's agenda, claims Amit Shah in Karnataka
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress working on banned PFI's agenda, claims Amit Shah in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Savadatti: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Congress of functioning on the banned Popular Front of India's agenda, as he urged the people of Karnataka not to vote for the opposition party in Assembly polls next week. Hitting out at the Congress for "insulting" Savarkar, the BJP leader said: "They don't know history. …

Amit Shah holds massive roadshow in Karnataka, says 'we ended 4% Muslim quota'
1 year, 10 months ago

Amit Shah holds massive roadshow in Karnataka, says 'we ended 4% Muslim quota'

Deccan Chronicle  

GUBBI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a massive roadshow here, waving at a large enthusiastic crowd along the route, as he sought people's support, ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. A large number of party workers walked along with Shah's vehicle holding BJP flags and shouting slogans praising BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …

Bhatti slams Amit Shah for remarks on Muslim quota
1 year, 11 months ago

Bhatti slams Amit Shah for remarks on Muslim quota

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka called Union home minister Amit Shah's statement that the BJP will scrap 4 per cent reservations for Muslims in Telangana if the party forms government a "drop of poison" meant to cause unrest in a state where people live in peace and communal harmony. Bhatti stated that the Congress government provided 4 percent reservations …

As Karnataka heads for polls, here are key issues that are in intense public debate
1 year, 11 months ago

As Karnataka heads for polls, here are key issues that are in intense public debate

The Hindu  

Karnataka is headed for Assembly elections on May 10 even as debates rage on allegations of corruption against the ruling BJP, changes in the caste reservation matrix made at the fag end of the government’s tenure and an undercurrent of communal narrative. Battle lines have been drawn between the BJP, Congress and Janata Dal, with the ruling dispensation attempting to …

Karnataka says 4% quota for Muslims was shifted'
2 years ago

Karnataka says 4% quota for Muslims was shifted'

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: As the Karnataka government’s move to scrap four per cent reservation for Muslims kicked off a firestorm across the southern state, state government officials claimed that the reservation has “not been scrapped, but only shifted”. It was being claimed that by moving the community to the EWS category, “Muslims will now be in a grouping which has 10 …

DC Edit | Scrap religion-based quotas; it's time to rethink all others
2 years ago

DC Edit | Scrap religion-based quotas; it's time to rethink all others

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka has taken a decision to end the quota of four per cent for Muslims in the state, just ahead of an announcement of the schedule of polls for the next Assembly from the Election Commission of India. The BJP in the state added further nuance saying that it was not ending any quota …

Karnataka decides to abolish 4 per cent reservation for minorities
2 years ago

Karnataka decides to abolish 4 per cent reservation for minorities

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced its decision to scrap the four per cent quota for minorities and add it to the existing quota of two dominant communities of the poll-bound state. The 4 per cent reservation given to Muslims under 2B classification of the OBC category will now be divided into two equal parts and added to the existing …

Political Storm in Maharashtra Over Quota to Muslims in Education
5 years ago

Political Storm in Maharashtra Over Quota to Muslims in Education

The Quint  

Meanwhile, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday said the party would back the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government if the NCP and Congress tried to pressurise the Sena to grant Muslim quota by pulling out. The Constitution does not provide for reservation based on religion,” the former state finance minister said. “What is the crime of Sikhs and Christians if reservation …

Telangana state may push for 12% Muslim quota again
5 years, 8 months ago

Telangana state may push for 12% Muslim quota again

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Taking a cue from the landmark verdict of the Bombay High Court on the reservation for Marathas which took the state’s total reservation quota beyond the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap, the Telangana state government is taking steps to examine the possibility of legal recourse to fulfill its promise of providing 12 per cent reservation to Muslims. The …

Zero-sum game
6 years, 2 months ago

Zero-sum game

The Hindu  

THE Union government’s move to provide 10 per cent reservation for the “economically weaker sections” not only evoked widespread support across party lines but also gave rise to a similar strain of interpretation. The opposition was of the view that the Prime Minister and his associates in the National Democratic Alliance had embarked on an ill-thought-out, ad hoc operation just …

SP leader Azam Khan demands that 5% out of 10% quota for the poor be reserved only for Muslims
6 years, 2 months ago

SP leader Azam Khan demands that 5% out of 10% quota for the poor be reserved only for Muslims

Op India  

The decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide 10% reservation in jobs and higher education for the unreserved poor and underprivileged section seems to have put the opposition parties on the back foot ahead of the general elections. After getting caught off guard, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has now demanded that the government should reserve five percent to …

Election stunt, says Mayawati on Centre's move to give 10pc quota to economically weak
6 years, 2 months ago

Election stunt, says Mayawati on Centre's move to give 10pc quota to economically weak

India TV News  

BSP chief Mayawati said Tuesday the Union Cabinet's decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to the economically weaker sections was an "election stunt and political gimmick" of the BJP. "BSP's demand to provide reservation to the economically backward sections in general category is approved by the Cabinet in an immature way and without preparation. …

Election stunt, says Mayawati on Centre's move to give 10pc quota for upper caste
6 years, 2 months ago

Election stunt, says Mayawati on Centre's move to give 10pc quota for upper caste

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati said Tuesday the Union Cabinet's decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to the economically weaker sections was an "election stunt and political gimmick" of the BJP. "BSP's demand to provide reservation to the economically backward sections in general category is approved by the Cabinet in an immature way and without …

BJP, Congress attack TRS over 12 per cent Muslim quota
6 years, 4 months ago

BJP, Congress attack TRS over 12 per cent Muslim quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Among the questions posed by the Opposition, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti is finding it most difficult to answer those regarding the reservations that it had promised to Muslims. Mr Shah claimed that increasing the reservations for Muslims to 12 per cent would be at the cost of quotas for the SC, ST and BC communities. He said their reservations …

Gujarat polls: Satisfied with Congress options on reservation to Patels, says Hardik Patel
7 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat polls: Satisfied with Congress options on reservation to Patels, says Hardik Patel

India TV News  

Patidar quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel today expressed satisfaction over the three options given by the Congress on how the party would grant reservation to Patels if voted to power and said the community leaders will take a final call by tomorrow. After studying various documents related to reservation given by the Congress earlier, Hardik claimed that it was a …

Centre moves Supreme Court for Muslim quota
11 years, 1 month ago

Centre moves Supreme Court for Muslim quota

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the Centre’s application providing for a 4.5 per cent quota for Muslims within the Other Backward Classes quota in education and employment. Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikaramajit Sen, however, was not satisfied with the manner in which the application was drafted, and asked Solicitor-General Mohan Parasaran to file a proper petition to modify …

Quota row: SP for reservation to Muslims
12 years, 3 months ago

Quota row: SP for reservation to Muslims

The Hindu  

In an apparent move to counter the push for quota in promotion for SC/ST in government jobs, Samajwadi Party in Rajya Sabha on Monday demanded proportionate reservation for Muslims through a Constitutional amendment. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Ram Gopal Yadav said the Rajinder Sachar Committee in its report pointed out that the condition of Muslims was worse than …

Religion-based quota not legally sustainable, says BJP
12 years, 9 months ago

Religion-based quota not legally sustainable, says BJP

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 29: Dismissing Law Minister Salman Khurshid's statement that he will take the 4.5 per cent sub-quota issue to the Supreme Court, the BJP on Tuesday said religion-based reservation is not legally sustainable and Congress has misled the minorities with this politically-motivated step. Asked about the government decision to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court …

Withdraw notifications providing reservation to Muslims, demands BJP
12 years, 9 months ago

Withdraw notifications providing reservation to Muslims, demands BJP

India TV News  

Hyderabad, May 29 : Welcoming the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision to quash the sub-quota for minorities, the BJP unit here urged the state government to withdraw all notifications providing reservations to Muslims in educational institutions and government jobs in the state. Asking to withdraw all notifications issued providing reservations to Muslims, the BJP demanded fresh enumeration of OBCs and …

Call to raise reservation quota for Muslims
13 years, 1 month ago

Call to raise reservation quota for Muslims

The Hindu  

Around 1,500 people from Muslim community took part in the demonstration conducted by Tamil Nadu Towheeth Jamaath in the city on Tuesday asking for appropriate reservation quotas for Muslims in government jobs and in education sector. According to them, the reservation quota for Muslims should be raised from 3.5 per cent offered by the State Government in employment and education …

Cong Trying To Divide Muslims On Quota Issue, Says Mayawati
13 years, 1 month ago

Cong Trying To Divide Muslims On Quota Issue, Says Mayawati

India TV News  

Ballia/Ghazipur, Feb 8: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today charged the Congress with hatching a conspiracy to divide the Muslim community in the name of reservation. Addressing election meetings, the BSP supremo attacked Congress, saying it has never been the well-wisher of Muslims and is, therefore, trying to “instigate and misguide” them on the issue of reservation. “In reality, Congress …

No quota on religious lines, BJP will stick to 27% OBC reservation
13 years, 2 months ago

No quota on religious lines, BJP will stick to 27% OBC reservation

The Hindu  

Reiterating its opposition to the UPA government decision to provide a 4.5 per cent sub-quota to backward Muslims in the OBC reservation, the Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed its resolve to give Uttar Pradesh a corruption-free, clean and transparent administration based on the principle of good governance, if it is voted to power in the State. This is the underlying …

Gadkari Attacks Congress, SP For Indulging In Quota Politics
13 years, 2 months ago

Gadkari Attacks Congress, SP For Indulging In Quota Politics

India TV News  

Hardoi, Jan 22 : BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday hit out Congress and Samajwadi Party for promising reservation to the Muslim community ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. “SP has promised to give 18 per cent reservation to Muslims if voted to power, whereas Congress is promising 9 per cent. Accusing Congress of having a tacit understanding with …

Mulayam Writes To Shahi Imam, Says, Sub-quota Is For Minorities, Not Muslims Alone
13 years, 2 months ago

Mulayam Writes To Shahi Imam, Says, Sub-quota Is For Minorities, Not Muslims Alone

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 16: The controversial issue of OBC sub-quota for minorities has intensified the race among political parties to woo the crucial Muslim vote in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has used the issue to target the Congress by claiming that the sub-quota is meant for minorities and not Muslims alone and was akin to …

Mulayam prevaricating on quota: Rahul
13 years, 2 months ago

Mulayam prevaricating on quota: Rahul

The Hindu  

In the ongoing turf war between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for Muslim votes in Uttar Pradesh, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused SP leader Mulayam Singh of misleading the community on the quota issue. As Mr. Gandhi launched a direct attack on the former Chief Minister — and even questioned his intentions of giving reservation to …

BJP To Oppose Religion-Based Reservation Through Mass Movement
13 years, 2 months ago

BJP To Oppose Religion-Based Reservation Through Mass Movement

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 11: Terming religion-based quota for Muslims as a “dirty gameplan” of the Congress to divide the nation again, BJP today said it will oppose any such move by launching a nation-wide mass movement and exposing the “dirty face” of its rival party. Charging the Congress with playing “dirty politics” for petty political gains in Uttar Pradesh, the …

Congress Promises 9 PC Sub-Quota For Muslims In UP
13 years, 2 months ago

Congress Promises 9 PC Sub-Quota For Muslims In UP

India TV News  

Farrukhabad, Jan 9: Wooing Muslim voters, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said the Congress party would provide nine per cent sub-quota for backward Muslims if it was voted to power in the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly election. The Congress leader promised this while addressing a poll meeting yesterday in Farrukhabad assembly constituency from where his wife Louise is contesting. Khurshid …

Rahul Hard Sells Reservation For Minorities In UP
13 years, 2 months ago

Rahul Hard Sells Reservation For Minorities In UP

India TV News  

Saharanpur, Dec 30: Hoping to woo Muslims voters in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi was today out to hard sell Centre's decision on sub-quota for minorities and attacked the BSP and SP for “doing nothing” for the community when they were in power in the state. The Congress promised that the quota could also increase in future and that minorities could …

Quota decision will make SP irrelevant in U.P. polls: Verma
13 years, 3 months ago

Quota decision will make SP irrelevant in U.P. polls: Verma

The Hindu  

The UPA government's decision to fix 4.5 per cent minority quota within the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes evoked mixed reactions in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, where Muslims account for 18 per cent of the population and have a decisive influence over the outcome in 110 to 115 seats. Describing the decision as a “gift from the UPA …

Political Row Over 4.5 PC Sub-Quota For Minorities
13 years, 3 months ago

Political Row Over 4.5 PC Sub-Quota For Minorities

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 23: A political row erupted over Centre's decision to fix a 4.5 per cent share for minorities within the existing 27 per cent OBC reservation with BJP and ally JD firmly opposing it while Samajwadi party and CPI-M said this quota was just “tokenism” and demanded an increase. Kumar's party colleague Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “The BJP …

Quota for Muslims soon: Rahul
13 years, 3 months ago

Quota for Muslims soon: Rahul

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday the central government, led by his party, would soon announce reservation for the Muslims in government jobs. Gandhi said the issue was under the party’s consideration and a decision would be taken soon. Addressing a huge rally in Badaun, considered to be stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, which strongly espouses the cause …

Govt's Quot-In-Quota Move Is Keeping In Mind UP Polls : BJP
13 years, 3 months ago

Govt's Quot-In-Quota Move Is Keeping In Mind UP Polls : BJP

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 1: BJP today alleged the government's move to provide quota within quota to Muslims under OBC category is aimed at creating misconceptions in the community ahead of assembly elections in some states and suggested that its legal aspects should be looked into first. BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged that ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, …

Now, Mulayam Wants Reservation For Women In IIMs, Govt Jobs
14 years, 11 months ago

Now, Mulayam Wants Reservation For Women In IIMs, Govt Jobs

India TV News  

Raising a new demand on the women's bill, Samajwadi Party on Monday sought 50 per cent quota to women in educational institutes as well as jobs. The demand was made by Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has already called for "reservation within reservation" for Muslim women and backward classes in the Women's Reservation Bill. He said political parties should be asked …

BJP opposes caste-based reservation for minorities
15 years, 1 month ago

BJP opposes caste-based reservation for minorities

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has opposed reservation for Scheduled Caste Muslims and Christians. In a resolution decrying the recommendation of the Ranganath Mishra Commission on reservation for minorities, the party’s Indore conclave said this would be contrary to the Koran and the Bible. The BJP said the step was “not only unconstitutional but would also create bad blood between minorities …

A reservation row
19 years, 8 months ago

A reservation row

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government's decision to grant 5 per cent reservation for Muslims below a certain income limit in education and employment provokes criticism. THE Andhra Pradesh government's decision to implement 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in education and government employment has raised a storm of protests, predictably from the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies. An ordinance followed, …

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