Jharkhand: Ruling Cong hits street for 27% OBC reservation, BJP takes jibe
3 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand: Ruling Cong hits street for 27% OBC reservation, BJP takes jibe

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Congress, which is the second largest party in the Hemant Soren government after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, held a a one-day sit-in protest across the state, demanding 27 percent reservation for other backward classes in Jharkhand. The OBC wing of the Congress on Tuesday organised the protests in all district headquarters, while the main event was held near Raj Bhawan in the state capital. The OBC wing of the Congress on Tuesday organised the protests in all district headquarters, while the main event was held near Raj Bhawan in the state capital, and attended by state leadership, including president Rajesh Thakur, ministers Banna Gupta and Badal Patralekh, legislators and other senior office bearers. The main opposition Bhartiya Janata Party, however, dubbed the event as an attempt by the ruling Congress to “fool people of the state” over the issue.

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J&K government advertises 575 posts, Opposition fumes over nearly 60% reserved seats
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Amit Shah reaffirms BJP’s UCC push in poll-bound Jharkhand – ‘won’t allow reservation for Muslims as long as…’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amit Shah reaffirms BJP’s UCC push in poll-bound Jharkhand – ‘won’t allow reservation for Muslims as long as…’

Live Mint  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 12 called Congress an ‘anti-reservation’ party and said that as long as there is one Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, the party won't allow reservations for Muslims. As long as there's even one BJP MLA, we won't allow reservations for Muslims,” Shah was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. BJP's UCC promise in …

Jharkhand: 'Congress-JMM wants to break OBC unity by pitting sub-castes against each other', says PM Modi
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2 months ago

Jharkhand: 'Congress-JMM wants to break OBC unity by pitting sub-castes against each other', says PM Modi

India TV News  

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the poll rally in Jharkhand's Bokaro on Sunday. Assam Chief Minister and Jharkhand BJP co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma said that PM Modi will conduct a 'historic' 3 km roadshow in Ranchi. Last week, PM Modi addressed rallies in Chaibasa and Garhwa on November 5, a day after Union Home Minister Amit …

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census
2 months ago

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census

The Hindu  

Minister for Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar criticised BJP OBC Morcha national president and Rajya Sabha member K. Laxman’s reported remarks that the Congress government is conducting a caste census solely for political gain. The Congress leader highlighted Congress’ historical role in social welfare initiatives, noting that the term ‘Backward Classes’ was first introduced in Parliament by then …

OBCs vs Marathas: The Battle for Reservation and Inclusion
2 months, 2 weeks ago

OBCs vs Marathas: The Battle for Reservation and Inclusion

India Today  

The Maharashtra assembly election has turned into a battle between the OBCs and the dominant Marathas. Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), says the OBC quotas will go after the assembly election, followed by the SC and ST reservations once the report on sub-categorisation is submitted. The OBCs oppose the demand of the Marathas and feel they …

Ensure enrolment of 10 lakh OBC people during membership drive: Dharampal Singh
4 months, 1 week ago

Ensure enrolment of 10 lakh OBC people during membership drive: Dharampal Singh

Hindustan Times  

The state leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday asked its OBC leaders to dispel all misconceptions being spread about the party by the opposition. BJP’s state general secretary Dharampal Singh At a day-long workshop, ahead of the BJP’s membership drive, by the party’s OBC Morcha, state BJP president Bhupendra Chaudhary asked OBC leaders to reach out to every …

OBCs should be alert, Maharashtra parties didn’t back Mandal Commission report: Prakash Ambedkar
5 months ago

OBCs should be alert, Maharashtra parties didn’t back Mandal Commission report: Prakash Ambedkar

Hindustan Times  

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday urged Other Backward Class communities to be alert ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra polls, saying the political parties in the state didn’t support the Mandal Commission report. OBCs should be alert, Maharashtra parties didn’t back Mandal Commission report: Prakash Ambedkar The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi head was addressing a rally in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar …

After LS polls, BJP redrawing strategy to win back support of OBCs in UP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

After LS polls, BJP redrawing strategy to win back support of OBCs in UP

Hindustan Times  

After the INDIA bloc breached the Bharatiya Janata Party’s non-Yadav Other Backward Classes support base in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the ruling will redraw its strategy to win back the backing of the OBCs in Uttar Pradesh. Alarmed by the shift in the non-Yadav OBC votes to the INDIA bloc, the BJP has held a series of meetings in …

BJP leader challenges MVA to clarify its stand on Maratha quota under OBC category
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leader challenges MVA to clarify its stand on Maratha quota under OBC category

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday dared the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena to publicly clarify their stand on Maratha reservation. The three parties have supported Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, but remained non-committal on his demand for reservation under the OBC category. OBC outfits have vehemently opposed Jarange’s demand to include the …

Haryana hikes creamy layer ceiling, adds new OBC quota ahead of polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana hikes creamy layer ceiling, adds new OBC quota ahead of polls

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Assembly poll slated for later this year, the Haryana Government on Tuesday hiked the creamy layer ceiling for Other Backward Classes from an annual income of ₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh and introduced a 5% quota for the OBC-B category in Panchayati Raj Institutions and municipalities. Two of the three Haryana ministers in the present National Democratic …

Cong gave OBC quota to Muslims in K’taka, BJP won’t allow it in Haryana: Amit Shah
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Cong gave OBC quota to Muslims in K’taka, BJP won’t allow it in Haryana: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Congress has always been anti-backward classes and opposed to quota to BCs even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured 27% reservation to this community despite stiff opposition from the opposition, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah addressing the Backward Class Samman Sammelan in Mahedragarh, Haryana, on Tuesday. Addressing the …

OBC activist’s fast against Maratha quota heats up Maharashtra’s Marathwada region
6 months, 3 weeks ago

OBC activist’s fast against Maratha quota heats up Maharashtra’s Marathwada region

The Hindu  

The Maratha quota agitation and the Other Backward Class counter-protest raging in the State’s Marathwada region exacerbated on Wednesday with OBC activist and former Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission member Laxman Hake refusing to quit his hunger fast unless the Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti government gave the OBC community a concrete assurance that their existing reservation would not be harmed in …

Do not touch OBC reservation, or face consequences in Assembly Election: Maharashtra OBC leader Shendge
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Do not touch OBC reservation, or face consequences in Assembly Election: Maharashtra OBC leader Shendge

The Hindu  

Amidst the ongoing debate over Maratha quota, resistance of another community towards the Maratha reservation is rising in Maharashtra. The OBC community leaders have issued a warning to the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led MahaYuti: any tampering with OBC reservations will incur severe repercussions in the upcoming Assembly elections. If the government dares to revoke the Government Resolution that placed Marathas …

38 Muslim sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh’s OBC quota, Yogi govt mulling a change
7 months, 1 week ago

38 Muslim sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh’s OBC quota, Yogi govt mulling a change

Hindustan Times  

The issue of extending Other Backward Classes reservation to Muslims is currently a hot topic, especially with the Bharatiya Janata Party strongly against it. In Uttar Pradesh, socially and educationally backward Muslim sub-castes started getting the OBC quota benefits when the OBC reservation came into being in the state in 1977. In Uttar Pradesh, a state ruled by the BJP, …

BJP against Muslim reservation to protect SC, ST, OBC quota: CM Yogi
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP against Muslim reservation to protect SC, ST, OBC quota: CM Yogi

Deccan Chronicle  

Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the reservation based on religion is unconstitutional adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party is against any kind of Muslim reservation. Baba Saheb Ambedkar strongly opposed it but Congress and the parties of the INDI alliance are competing to provide Muslim reservations," he said.Stepping up his attacks on TMC, CM Yogi thanked …

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan is set to review the reservation in jobs and education granted to Muslims under the Other Backward Class category. Rajasthan’s Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot said here on Saturday that the Congress had given reservation to 14 Muslim groups under the OBC category “as part of its appeasement politics” between 1997 …

Clear Signs of BJP Retaining Power: Vishweshwar Reddy
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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 …

FIR filed after BJP flags Amit Shah’s ‘tampered video’ on scrapping SC-ST, OBC reservation
8 months, 1 week ago

FIR filed after BJP flags Amit Shah’s ‘tampered video’ on scrapping SC-ST, OBC reservation

India TV News  

The Delhi Police on Sunday registered an FIR over the ‘tampered video’ of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in which he could purportedly be heard promising to scrap the reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs. BJP lodges complaint “Union Home Minister Amit Shah Ji did not deliver any such word against the reservation for SC, ST and OBC …

Modi Alleges Opposition's Religious Reservation Agenda, Vows to Protect OBC Rights
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Alleges Opposition's Religious Reservation Agenda, Vows to Protect OBC Rights

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI, LUCKNOW, BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. Modi mentioned that in 2012, just before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress government attempted to allocate a portion of the OBC reservation to minorities based on religion but failed. This appeasement-driven mindset defines both the SP and the Congress, who aim to surreptitiously …

'Islamisation of India': CM Yogi on Congress-led Karnataka govt move to include Muslims in OBC category
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Islamisation of India': CM Yogi on Congress-led Karnataka govt move to include Muslims in OBC category

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has slammed the Congress-led government in Karnataka for proposing to include all castes and communities of Muslims in Other Backward Classes saying it's very unfortunate and an attempt at 'Islamisation of India'. So, be it Justice Verma committee report or Sachar Committee Report - they were all attempts by Congress …

Why is Karnataka government at centre of controversy over Muslim reservation in OBC quota? Know here
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Karnataka government at centre of controversy over Muslim reservation in OBC quota? Know here

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress-led Karnataka government has caught itself at the Centre of a controversy for including all castes and communities of Muslims in the Other Backward Classes category. Castes in this category are entitled for 15 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. With this move, the government has made provision for Muslim reservation from …

Congress biggest enemy of OBCs: PM after Karnataka includes Muslims in quota
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress biggest enemy of OBCs: PM after Karnataka includes Muslims in quota

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government's decision to include the Muslim community in the state OBC list, claiming that the party plans to replicate this across the country. Addressing an election rally in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, PM Modi said, "Once again, Congress has given reservation on the basis of religion in Karnataka through backdoor …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'Congress is biggest enemy of OBC section', says PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh | VIDEO
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'Congress is biggest enemy of OBC section', says PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh | VIDEO

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused Congress of reducing the quota for the Other Backward Classes in Karnataka by putting Muslims castes in the same category, and claimed that it plans to replicate this across the country. Speaking at an Lok Sabha election rally in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, he dubbed the opposition party as …

People do not mix reservation with election: Raosaheb Danve
8 months, 3 weeks ago

People do not mix reservation with election: Raosaheb Danve

Hindustan Times  

Jalna: Union minister of state for railways and BJP’s Jalna candidate Raosaheb Danve tells Surendra P Gangan how there is no unrest among Marathas or OBCs against BJP and the opposition’s propaganda about the possible change of the Constitution once BJP is voted in. People do not mix reservation with election: Raosaheb Danve Marathas and OBCs are upset with the …

Will OBCs entering electoral fray benefit the BJP?
9 months ago

Will OBCs entering electoral fray benefit the BJP?

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: After prominent Dhangar community leader Mahadev Jankar joined hands with the ruling alliance, another community leader Prakash Shendge has entered the electoral fray. Had these OBC candidates not entered the fray, the votes would have gone to opposition candidates.” To this, OBP leader Chandrakant Bavkar retorted that OBCs were not in the fray to extend benefits to anybody, but …

Bhujbal, Rane go on the offensive, Fadnavis tries damage control
11 months, 1 week ago

Bhujbal, Rane go on the offensive, Fadnavis tries damage control

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The state government’s decision to issue a notification to placate Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has led to an upsurge of dissent within the ruling alliance, with two ministers, the NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal and the BJP’s Narayan Rane, staunchly opposing the move. OBC leader Bhujbal and Rane have termed the decision, which brings Marathas within the OBC reservation quota, …

Shinde Assures Maratha Quota Won't Affect Other Community Reservations
11 months, 1 week ago

Shinde Assures Maratha Quota Won't Affect Other Community Reservations

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharashtra: Amid the row over the Maratha quota that it will result in encroachment of other communities reservation, Maharashtra Cheif Minister Eknath Shinde claimed that his government will give the reservation to the Maratha community without making any kind of change in other communities reservation. "While giving Maratha reservation, we will keep in mind that whether it is OBC community …

Stuck in Quota Battle with No Deputies Around, Will Shinde Help BJP Ride Caste Wave in 2024? - News18
1 year, 1 month ago

Stuck in Quota Battle with No Deputies Around, Will Shinde Help BJP Ride Caste Wave in 2024? - News18

News 18  

It is evident that the demand for Maratha reservation has taken centre-stage in Maharashtra politics once again, but the same issue could be a thorn in the step of the Mahayuti in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as well, given that, this time, the OBC community is fuming with the idea of all Marathas getting quota under the ‘Kunbi’ caste. …

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%

Live Mint  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation in the state from 50% to 65% following a detailed report of the caste survey. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposed to increase the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in the state. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Caste survey report released today The caste survey report, which was released …

In Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi does OBC outreach and offers a bundle of promises
1 year, 2 months ago

In Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi does OBC outreach and offers a bundle of promises

The Hindu  

Free education in government institutions, an annual ₹4,000 assistance for those who collect tendu leaves and farm loan waiver are among the several sops announced by former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, even as he kept his focus on the party’s OBC outreach with the promise of a caste-based survey for the State. Addressing election rallies …

Uttar Pradesh’s OBC population estimated at over 50%
1 year, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh’s OBC population estimated at over 50%

Hindustan Times  

Amid the caste census demand, other backward classes in Uttar Pradesh are estimated to be over 50% of the state’s total population, according to estimates drawn from the data relied on by the Hukum Singh committee that was set up by the state government in 2001. Though no authentic data of a caste wise break of the OBC population was …

'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde
1 year, 3 months ago

'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday held a meeting with representatives of the OBC and Nomadic Tribes at Sahyadri Guest House. While giving reservation to the Maratha community, the quota of other communities will remain unaffected," Shinde said. Fadnavis to persuade Ravindra Tonge to call off his hunger strike Meanwhile, Sachin Rajurkar, general secretary of the Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh, …

Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra
1 year, 3 months ago

Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 27, 2023 16:43 IST - 5 MINS READ Amidst rising tensions over Maratha OBC reservations in Maharashtra, the State’s BJP government finds itself in a quandary. Diverse OBC umbrella Faced with mounting pressure, the government yielded to Patil’s demand and formed a committee led by a retired High Court Judge to find a solution to the reservation …

Nadda hits back at Congress on OBC row, asks why it did not work during UPA regime
1 year, 3 months ago

Nadda hits back at Congress on OBC row, asks why it did not work during UPA regime

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Thursday hit back at Congress for demanding an OBC quota within the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it was the BJP-led NDA that gave the country its first prime minister from the Other Backward Classes. Nadda, while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the 128th Constitution amendment bill to provide 33 per cent reservation …

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing debate over the Women's reservation bill in the Special session of the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 September said that he supports the bill, but lamented that the measure was 'incomplete' as it lacks quota for other backward classes. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said that it …

Gujarat Assembly passes bill to raise OBC quota by 27% in local governing bodies
1 year, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly passes bill to raise OBC quota by 27% in local governing bodies

India TV News  

The Gujarat Assembly passed a bill to raise reservation for Other Backward Class communities in local self-government bodies like panchayats, municipalities and civic corporations to 27 per cent from the current 10 per cent. The BJP government on Friday passed the Gujarat Local Authorities Law Bill, 2023, in the Assembly through a majority voice vote after all the 17 Congress …

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas
1 year, 4 months ago

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Faced with the fresh, aggressive agitation by Marathas across the state, the Maharashtra government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. “The district machinery will verify the claims of the castes by checking family trees and records in educational institutions.” Virendra Pawar, coordinator of the Maratha Kranti Morcha, the umbrella organisation of Maratha outfits, said that the …

Rajasthan announces 6% reservation to most backward castes within OBCs
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajasthan announces 6% reservation to most backward castes within OBCs

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday informed that the state government is set to allocate a six per cent quota for the Most Backward Castes within the Other Backward Classes. "A survey will be conducted by the OBC commission to identify the most backward castes in the OBC category and the commission will submit the report in a time-bound …

Uttar Pradesh Congress demands caste census, increase in OBC quota
1 year, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Congress demands caste census, increase in OBC quota

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party held a convention in Lucknow recently to demand a caste-based census in the State. Mr. Khabri said the grand old party had also demanded the State government fill OBCs’ reservation in government jobs in accordance with the percentage guaranteed by the law. Mr. Khabri said the actual population of underprivileged sections of …

Jharkhand governor returns OBC reservation bill to Soren govt for review
1 year, 8 months ago

Jharkhand governor returns OBC reservation bill to Soren govt for review

Hindustan Times  

RANCHI: Jharkhand governor CP Radhakrishnan has returned the bill that proposes to increase reservation in state government jobs for the socially and educationally backward sections of the society back to Hemant Soren government suggesting it to review the legislation, people aware of the development said on Wednesday. A senior official in Raj Bhawan, however, said the bill has been returned …

Biju Janata Dal regime in Odisha has an anti-OBC mindset, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
1 year, 9 months ago

Biju Janata Dal regime in Odisha has an anti-OBC mindset, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to conduct a comprehensive survey of the social and educational conditions of the Other Backward Classes, which constitute close to 54% of the State’s population. Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has been a strong critic of the State government’s …

Congress to mount joint offensive with other Opposition parties against BJP’s failure to conduct caste-census
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress to mount joint offensive with other Opposition parties against BJP’s failure to conduct caste-census

The Hindu  

In the face of BJP’s campaign labelling the Congress as “anti-OBC”, the party is gearing up for an outreach programme, roping in other Opposition parties to mount a joint offensive against the BJP with the Narendra Modi government’s failure to conduct caste census as the central rallying call. Since former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha on March …

Explained | Why and how was the 4% reservation for Muslims under the OBC category scrapped in Karnataka?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why and how was the 4% reservation for Muslims under the OBC category scrapped in Karnataka?

The Hindu  

The story so far: At the Cabinet meeting in Karnataka on Friday, the BJP government did away with the nearly three-decade-old 4% reservation for Muslims in the Other Backward Classes category and distributed it equally among the Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas, two dominant land-owning communities in the State, at 2% each. The Cabinet decided to exclude Muslims from the OBC category …

BJP leans on OBC vote bank in Rajasthan
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP leans on OBC vote bank in Rajasthan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: As the Congress Party struggles to get its house in order in Rajasthan, the BJP is zeroing in on the state’s influential OBC votebank in the Assembly polls due to be held at the end of the year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his recent visits to the state last month, focused on the OBCs and spoke of …

Odisha Cabinet Approves Decision to Add 22 New Castes to State OBC List
1 year, 11 months ago

Odisha Cabinet Approves Decision to Add 22 New Castes to State OBC List

The Quint  

How much reservation do OBCs get in Odisha? However, whenever the government has tried to raise the quota, it has been struck down by the courts for crossing the 50% ceiling of total reservation set by the Supreme Court in the 1993 Indra Sawhney judgment. For example, Orissa High Court had struck down the Odisha Reservation of Posts and Services …

Akhilesh Yadav asks for U.P. Assembly session to discuss OBC quota in urban bodies
2 years ago

Akhilesh Yadav asks for U.P. Assembly session to discuss OBC quota in urban bodies

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to convene a special session of the State Assembly to discuss the issue of Other Backward Classes reservation in urban local bodies after the Allahabad High Court’s decision to quash OBC reservation. Government’s conscience is clear, it must hold a special session of the State Legislature, so that …

UP Local Polls: Yogi Govt Moves SC over HC Order Allowing Elections Without OBC Reservation
2 years ago

UP Local Polls: Yogi Govt Moves SC over HC Order Allowing Elections Without OBC Reservation

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday moved Supreme Court demanding reservation for Other Backward Classes in the upcoming urban local body elections. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC had given a green signal to the conduct of local body polls in the state without OBC reservation on Tuesday. The four other members are retired Indian Administrative Service officers Chaub …

OBC quota row in UP: What is it about? What is CM Yogi's triple-test formula now?
2 years ago

OBC quota row in UP: What is it about? What is CM Yogi's triple-test formula now?

India Today  

The Urban Local Body elections, which are supposed to be the last major polls in Uttar Pradesh before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, have been sucked into a caste row even before they could be conducted. On Tuesday, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered the UP government and the state election commission to hold the ULB elections …

After Allahabad HC order on urban local body polls, UP govt constitutes committee for OBC reservations
2 years ago

After Allahabad HC order on urban local body polls, UP govt constitutes committee for OBC reservations

India Today  

After the Allahabad High Court ordered that the urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh should be held without reserving seats for Other Backward Classes, the Yogi Adityanath government has formed a committee to ensure reservations for OBCs on the basis of 'triple test' process. HC QUASHES GOVT'S NOTIFICATION On Tuesday, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered …

Allahabad HC decision on Urban polls without OBC reservation rises political temperature in U.P.
2 years ago

Allahabad HC decision on Urban polls without OBC reservation rises political temperature in U.P.

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court’s decision on Tuesday ordering the Uttar Pradesh government to notify the Urban Local body polls at the earliest without any reservation for the Other Backward Classes has heated up the political temperature in the State. Reacting to the High Court’s decision amid the Opposition’s allegations, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Uttar Pradesh government will set a …

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