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YSRCP government took initiatives for upliftment of Backward Classes, says
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 24 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes (BC) welfare minister Chelluboina Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna on Monday said that the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)-led State government has turned Backward Classes as the "Backbone Classes"
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Owaisi backs caste-based census, sub-categorisation of OBCs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 24 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday favoured the caste-based census and favoured sub-categorisation of backward classes.
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Why BJP not accepting Backward classes commission report: Siddaramaiah
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 21 (ANI): Congress leader of Opposition, Siddaramaiah slammed the Basavaraj Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for not releasing the caste census report and said that BJP is against the Constitution, social justice and reservation, that's
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Opposition members demand caste-based census, reservation beyond 50 pc lim
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The debate in the Rajya Sabha on the constitution amendment bill to enable states to prepare and maintain their list of socially and economically backward classes (SEBCs) saw opposition members raise demands for raising the ceiling on reservation beyond 5
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Parliament passes constitution amendment bill to allow states to prepare O
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed the bill to restore the power of states and union territories to prepare and maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs).
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Parliament expected to be adjourned sine die on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Soon after the Lok Sabha passed the 127th constitution amendment bill to restore state's power to make their own other backward classes (OBC) list after participation of all political parties in the debate for the first time during this monsoon session,
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Constitution amendment bill on socially and educationally backward classes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar has said that the constitution amendment bill passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday will empower states to prepare and maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs) and provi
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Lok Sabha passes constitution amendment bill to enable states to maintain
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to restore the power of states and union territories to prepare and maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs).
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BJP gave false assurances to Dalits, OBCs alleges Akhilesh Yadav, demands
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had given false assurances to Dalits and backward classes and demanded a caste-based census.
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Govt introduces 127th Constitution Amendment Bill in LS, proposing to give
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Amid the ruckus by the Opposition, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, proposed to give back power to states to
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Monsoon Session: Opposition to support 127th Constitution Amendment Bill g
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that all Opposition parties will support The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 being introduced in Parliament today to give back power to States to identify s
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Won't let any local body polls happen until OBC reservation issue is resol
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP unit on Thursday informed that the party will not let any local body elections take place until the issue of other backward classes (OBC) reservation gets resolved.
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