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Our govt has decided to give reservations to backward classes in Panchayat
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the state government has decided to give reservations to the backward classes in Panchayats and urban local bodies in Haryana.
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"Unable to debate or reason": Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge defends re
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge defended the state's decision to extend reservation in civil work contracts, citing constitutional provisions and past judicial rulings. He accused the BJP of misleading the public, asserting that the inclusion of Muslims in the Backward Class category has b
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WB: BJP MP Jyotirmoy Mahato urges Governor Bose to probe alleged TMC-backe
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In her letter to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, MP Mahato claimed that the TMC has institutionalized a strategy, known as the "Didir Begum Model," to facilitate the targeted engagement and marriage of Hindu girls, especially from Scheduled Castes and backward communities, to Muslim men
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Akhilesh Yadav reaffirms support for Caste Census, says 'reservation not b
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday reaffirmed his support for a caste census, arguing that backward and Dalit communities should receive reservation benefits.
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DK Shivakumar slams BJP for 'fake news' over remarks on Constitution, thre
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing the controversy, Shivakumar asserted, "I am a sensible, senior politician, more so than Mr Nadda. I have been in the Assembly for the last 36 years. I have basic common sense. I casually said there would be changes after various judgements. As per the quota for backward classes
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"Congress works against SC,ST, OBC": BJP's Kesavan criticizes DK Shivakuma
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader C.R. Kesavan on Monday criticized Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar over his reported remarks about "changing" the Constitution, accusing the Congress of being "communal" and undermining the guarantees provided to backward class communities. Read More
We are protecting all backward class people: DK Shivakumar on Karnataka ca
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended Karnataka state cabinet passing a bill granting a four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts and said that it was done to protect the backward class people.
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"Will govt have gumption to give notice to X over Grok?": Congress MP Mani
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"This government is bending over backwards to praise, to try and somehow curry favour with the Trump administration. So therefore, under those circumstances, the Trump administration is proxy being run by Mr Elon Musk. Do you think that the government of India will have the gumption to gi
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"Bending over backwards..." Congress' Manish Tiwari attacks centre over Me
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"With Govt bending over backwards to kow tow to @realDonaldTrump through @elonmusk-doubt they have the gumption to issue @X a notice over the delightfully mischievous @grok. Aint upsetting @realDonaldTrump and @elonmuskover Mr. @grok having some fun," read the post from Tewari," read a po
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'Congress betrayed BCs for decades, now selling false promises': BRS MLC K
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Addressing the media, Kavitha alleged that Congress has never genuinely worked for BC welfare. She pointed out that the Kaka Kalelkar Commission report was dismissed under Jawaharlal Nehru, while the Mandal Commission, aimed at uplifting BCs, was shelved for a decade during Indira Gandhi's
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Congress MP Kiran Kumar lauds Telangana CM's 'Daring Step', 42% OBC reser
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Congress MP Kiran Kumar Chamala lauded Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for implementing a 42percent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state, calling it a "daring step" and a major achievement for the party.
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"Indira Gandhi kept Mandal Commission report for 10 years": Kavitha questi
Updated : 12 months ago IST
BRS MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday accused the Congress of doing "injustice" to the communities belonging to the Other Backward Classes. She listed various instances in the past where the Congress took alleged anti-OBC stances.
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