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RJD MPs protest outside Parliament, demand resignation of PM Modi, Nitish
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The protesters are demanding 65% reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), and placing it in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
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BJP's Sanjay Jaiswal accuses Tejashwi Yadav of being "anti-reservation"
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks 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 : 6 months, 2 weeks 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 : 6 months, 3 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 : 6 months, 3 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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"Why are they troubled if a son of mallah becomes Deputy CM?": Mukesh Saha
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Sahani said, "This is the same BJP who says to the minority community to leave the nation and settle somewhere else. Why is there pain in the stomach of the BJP that a person from the extremely backward class is announced as the Deputy CM face. They should not worry
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NDA consider EBCs as vote bank, but they are power bank: Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks 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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INDIA bloc promises reservation, land and education benefits for EBCs in B
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the INDI alliance has released a 10-point resolution for the Extremely Backward Class (EBC), promising measures such as a new law against atrocities on their community, higher reservation in local bodies, and special benefits in education, housi
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Bihar polls: Congress releases 'Resolution for Extremely Backward Class Ju
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gandhi outlined the 10 concrete resolutions, including increasing reservations in Panchayat and municipal bodies from 20 per cent to 30 per cent and implementing quotas in private colleges and universities.
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"Double-engine govt in Bihar has all but given up on proposed 65 per cent
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday alleged that the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state has almost "given up" on the proposed 65 per cent reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), an
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"Complete derailment": Manickam Tagore criticises Bihar govt over living s
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"LoP Rahul Gandhi has raised a very genuine issue. It is the issue of the (students from) backward classes, extremely backward classes, scheduled caste, and scheduled tribe and their hostel. The double-engine government of Modi and Nitish Kumar has completely derailed. We can see the hostel
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SC refuses to stay Patna HC order scrapping Bihar government's quota hike
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay Patna High Court order that set aside the state government's amendments to increase the reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, and Scheduled Castes in jobs and educational institutions.
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