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BJP's Sanjay Jaiswal accuses Tejashwi Yadav of being "anti-reservation"
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"Tejashwi Yadav is anti-reservation. He is anti-backward classes. This is why, as long as Lalu Yadav was in power, neither the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, nor the Extremely Backward Classes received reservations in the Panchayati Raj system. When Nitish Kumar came to power, ev
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"VIP surrendered, EBCs will punish them on Santosh Sahani's nomination wit
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar on Wednesday slammed the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) over its candidate Santosh Sahani's withdrawal of nomination from the Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, alleging it was a sign of political surrender and injustice against the Extremely Backward Classes (EB
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Bihar polls: NDA promises committee for assessing social, economic conditi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Under the chairmanship of a retired Supreme Court judge, we will form a high-level committee which will assess the social and financial conditions of different communities under Extremely Backward Classes and make suggestions to the government for the upliftment of these communities," De
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"Now true social justice and upliftment will come to Bihar": Mallikarjun K
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kharge noted that the reservation limit will increase, and the extremely backward classes will receive respect, following the implementation of Mahagathbandhan's manifesto.
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"Backward Classes being trampled by Reddys," alleges Telangana minister Ko
Updated : 5 months ago IST
These remarks come after police visited Telangana Minister Konda Surekha's residence to arrest her former Office on Special Duty (OSD), Sumanth, last night over corruption allegations. It has also been alleged that Sumanth threatened someone with a pistol.
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SC dismisses Telangana govt. plea challenging HC's decision to stay enhanc
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday has dismissed the Telangana government's plea challenging the Telangana High Court's interim order that stayed the State government's decision to increase Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in local body elections in the State to 42 per cent which took
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Telangana Reservations Row: BJP leader R. Krishnaiah calls for State Bandh
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and prominent Backward Class (BC) leader R. Krishnaiah launched the State Bandh poster and announced that over 30 Backward Class organisations have formed a Joint Action Committee to demand justice for the Backward Class community.
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"Reservation has to be given according to population": Congress' Shakeel A
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Manickam Tagore has written a letter to the Prime Minister of India regarding the omission of OBC reservation in the latest ICAR recruitment notification.
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"Congress had to give what BJP demanded": Telangana BJP President on 42 pe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI following the announcement by the state election commission on Monday, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao said, "The Congress government had to give what the BJP had demanded. We have to see now that the 42% reservation for Backward Classes is properly implemented. I am
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"True colours being revealed": Siddaramaiah criticises BJP for opposing ca
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He stated that the Socio-Economic and Education Survey, popularly known as the caste census or survey, being carried out by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes was not limited to any particular caste or religion, but was meant for everyone.
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NDA consider EBCs as vote bank, but they are power bank: Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday emphasised the importance of the Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) in the state's politics.
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Manickam Tagore seeks clarification from Amit Shah over OBC quota 'deficit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking clarification regarding the "significant shortfall in the allocation of posts reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the ongoing Delhi Police recruitment process."
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