Tag: reservation
Modi Government Trying To End Quotas: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the central government of trying to do away with reservation for Dalits.....
Haryana Sets Up 5-member Panel As Jat Protests Gain Momentum
Following the resumed agitation by Jats, the Haryana government on Tuesday set up a five-member committee headed by Chief Secretary D.S. Dhesi "to consider the demands and resolve the problems of those agitating for reservation" in the state.....
Gujarat Makes Cow Slaughter Punishable With Life Imprisonment
The Gujarat assembly on Friday made its anti-cow slaughter law the toughest in the country with the offence now becoming non-bailable and punishable with a life-time in jail. ....
BJP MLAs Suspended From Telangana Assembly Over Muslim Quota Bill
All five members of the BJP on Sunday were suspended from the Telangana legislative assembly as they tried to stall the proceedings to protest the bill for raising the reservation quota for Muslims in the state. ....
No Plan To Change Reservation Policy: Government
The government has no plan to do away with quota policy for Dalits and tribes, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.....
Rahul Urges Modi To Support Women's Reservation Bill
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek his support for the passage of the Womens Reservation Bill in Parliament's monsoon session, claiming that the BJP appears to have had second thoughts on the proposed law even though it was a key promise in its 2014 manifesto.....
Modi Terms Minority Reservation Act Of Treason
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said attempts to provide reservation to minorities are betrayal with the nation and an insult to the framers of the Indian Constitution.....
Rajasthan Grants 5% Quota To Gujjars, Wants Centre To Amend Constitution
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday passed the Reservation Amendment Bill 2019 in the Assembly, which promises 5 per cent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, in educational institutions and government jobs.....
Sachin Pilot Reminds Gehlot Of Promise To Gujjars About 5% Reservation
Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has written a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the issue of 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars and other communities. ....
Govt Approves 27% Reservation For OBC, 10% For EWS In Medical College Admissions
The Union government has accepted a long-pending demand to provide 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates and 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWC) from the all India quota for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses. ....
