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Interviewers don't have access to candidate's quota info: UP Govt
The govt's replay came after Apna Dal (S) chief Anupriya Patel alleged bias against backward, scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) aspirants. The state government further said that if aspirants belonging to any category do not get the average qualification marks, then the commission does not have the right to change the unfilled vacancies into a different category and that these vacancies are "carried forward".
Patna High Court scraps 65% reservation for Backward Classes, EBCs, SCs & STs in Bihar
The Patna High Court has ruled that the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Act, 2023 and The Bihar (In admission in Educational Institutions) Reservation (Amendment) Act, 2023, are ultra vires and violative of the equality clause under Articles 14, 15, and 16. The move comes after the Bihar legislature in 2023 had given nod to increase the reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%.
BJP against Muslim reservation to protect SC, ST, OBC quota, says UP Chief Minsiter Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticised the idea of reservation based on religion. He termed it unconstitutional. He thanked the Calcutta High Court for nullifying OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010. He accused TMC of manipulating OBC rights and warned against compromising the reservation system for SC, ST, and OBC categories. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee vowed to uphold OBC reservation despite the court's ruling.
INDIA bloc can betray anyone for power: PM Modi
PM Modi attacked the Haryana Congress on the issue of corruption, saying its past chief ministers would not look beyond the welfare of their home district. "There is no region of the state where the game of looting the people was not played. They would make people sell their land for jobs. An open industry of transfers and postings used to run in the state," Modi alleged.
Congress plans to give country's 15% budget to Muslims: PM Modi
PM Modi exposes Congress for Hindu-Muslim politics, criticizes dangerous OBC quota experiment in Karnataka. Highlights surgical strikes success, Pakistan threat, and challenges smaller parties' merger with Congress.
Why Lalu Prasad Yadav is both right and wrong about Muslim reservation
Lalu Prasad has intensified the Muslim reservation debate that was triggered by PM Modi’s allegation that Congress aims to slice up the OBC quota for its minority vote bank. Prasad says Muslims should get reservation but then adds a caveat. The Constitution does not endorse reservation in jobs and education along religious lines. However, some govts have interpreted its provisions to extend reservation benefits to certain Muslim communities.
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Muslim on temple committee: BJP deletes post after seeking to rake up issue
A fresh ruckus has started in Karnataka after polls ended, with the state BJP unit objecting to the Congress regime appointing a Muslim member to the committee for overseeing an event at a Hindu temple. The BJP later deleted a post on social media platform X. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy rebutted the BJP, claiming it had "shamelessly lied" and retracted its post without an apology to the people.
'X' takes down Karnataka BJP's animated clip on Muslim quota row after EC prod
BJP Karnataka unit posted a video on social media, later removed following Election Commission's order. The video sparked controversy over its portrayal of Muslim community reservation, leading to a complaint by Karnataka Congress.
Lalu's Muslim reservation remarks: INDIA bloc wants to scrap SC, ST quotas for vote bank, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticized RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav for his support of reservation benefits for Muslims, claiming that the INDI alliance is plotting to snatch all quotas of SC, ST, and OBCs and give them to their "vote bank" as part of a deeper conspiracy. Modi criticized Yadav for his support of extending reservation benefits to Muslims, stating that Congress is making him dance on their head.
BJP will ensure reservation for SC, ST, OBC: Amit Shah
Amit Shah pledges to safeguard SC, ST, OBC reservations as long as a BJP MP is in Parliament. He criticized Congress for spreading falsehoods about PM Modi. The BJP leader mentioned various key issues during his Telangana election rallies.
Congress against quota to Dalits, backwards; attacked Constitution by amending Preamble: BJP
The BJP's charge comes at a time when the Congress has been claiming that the saffron party is seeking more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls to change the Constitution and also end the reservations provided to the members of the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) if voted to power.
PM Modi must clear his stance on whether he will remove 50 pc cap on reservation for SC, ST, OBC: Congress
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here today, party general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said that the party had some questions for Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- specifically, his views on removing the 50 per cent cap on SC, ST and OBC quota.
PM Modi asks Congress to give written guarantee against religious quotas
In his first public address in Gujarat as part of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in his home state, Prime Minister Modi said that as long as the BJP and he remain, the reservation granted to SC/ST/OBC and economically weaker sections will be safeguarded and not harmed.
Cong is planning religion-based quota, I will not let this happen: PM Modi at Karnataka rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accuses Congress of planning religion-based reservation for votes, vowing to prevent it. He criticizes Congress in Karnataka for allegedly changing the Constitution and reallocating OBC reservation to Muslims. Modi pledges to protect SC/ST and OBC rights, highlighting BJP's support from these communities.
Congress is planning religion-based quota, I will not let this happen: PM Modi at Karnataka rally
Modi condemns Congress' religion-based reservation plot, vowing opposition. Congress aims to change Constitution, take OBC rights, allocate OBC quota to Muslims in Karnataka. BJP MPs support Modi against Congress minority trust-seeking agenda.
Modi, Amit Shah doing 'surgical strike' on SC, ST, OBCs: Revanth Reddy
The BJP is seeking 400 seats to implement the ideology of RSS and to announce the country as "free of reservations", he said. The Modi government has implemented the plans of the RSS, including triple talaq, Article 370, Uniform Civil Code and CAA, he charged.
Congress will do X-ray of wealth, distribute it to 'select' people: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the Congress of extending reservation based on religion and giving it to Muslims, accusing the party of a "deep conspiracy" to snatch people's wealth and distribute it among "select" people. Modi stated that the Congress has tried to implement Muslim reservation in Andhra Pradesh four times but was unable to fulfill its intention due to legal hurdles and Supreme Court awareness.
Voters in mood for change in MP's ST constituency
Faggan Singh Kulaste, a six-term Lok Sabha member, struggles in Mandla. Facing backlash for poor development, water scarcity, and inaccessibility. Involved in cash-for-vote scandal, lost recent elections. Residents demand change.
Congress manifesto promises 50% cap on SC-ST-OBC quota, 50% women reservation in govt jobs
Congress promises a wide array of reforms if it wins upcoming elections, including reservation cap raise, women's quota, job creation, tax reforms, and election law changes. The manifesto also pledges economic reforms, OPS revival, and universal healthcare.
Will lift 50% quota cap, hike minimum wages: Congress
Just before the Election Commission announced the Lok Sabha poll schedule, the Congress party unveiled a new set of pre-poll promises. These include legislation to increase the reservation cap for SC, ST, and OBC communities, raising the minimum wage to ₹400 a day, and introducing an urban employment guarantee scheme.
Affirmative action for persons, not groups
While the purpose of reservations is to help communities overcome generational and systemic hurdles, the bench correctly has said that any sub-classification will require a set of criteria.
Is state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota: SC begins examining legal question
A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is also examining the validity of the Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006 which provided 50 percent quota and the first preference' to 'Valmikis' and 'Mazhabi Sikhs' castes in public jobs inside the quota meant for the Scheduled Castes (SCs).
UGC removes 'de-reservation' draft guidelines from website amid backlash
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan clarified that not a single post will be de-reserved and there is no scope for ambiguity about reservations after the introduction of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019.
Bihar Cabinet approves proposal to hike quotas to 75 per cent from 50 per cent
The Bihar Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase the reservation quota for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) from the current 50% to 75%.
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