Referring to the Congress government's decision to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, Jairam Ramesh said that reservation for the main minority community as part of OBCs was introduced in Karnataka in 1994, and there have been many chief ministers since then
"I am saying this with a lot of sadness, the way Congress claims to be a protector of the Constitution but the way they have tried to destroy it. Dr B R Ambedkar had himself said, that reservation would not be done on the basis of the Constitution, this is an acceptable provision of the Cons
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday launched a sharp attack on Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and the Congress party, accusing them of pursuing "Muslim appeasement" under the guise of altering the Constitution.
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Monday gave Adjournment Motion notices in Rajya Sabha demanding a discussion on the 13 minor girls who escaped from a Balika Griha in the Siwan district of Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Monday criticized Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over his alleged remarks on the Constitution, accusing the Congress party of attempting to partition the country again.
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.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying that it is the party's continuous attempt to damage bonds of social harmony.
Vibha Patel, the President of the Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress, criticised the state's handling of rising crimes, stating, "Madhya Pradesh is at the top position in the atrocities against women. The way incidents of rape of minor girls are being reported, the Mohan Yadav government and
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday criticized Karnataka's decision to amend the KTPP Act to provide 4 per cent reservation in tenders for minority contractors, stating that Babasaheb Ambedkar was always against religious-based reservation and Congress wil
Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) - RSS' highest decision making body- also called the "oppression" of minorities in Bangladesh a "serious" violation of human rights.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday criticized Karnataka's decision to amend the KTPP Act to provide 4 per cent reservation in tenders for minority contractors, claiming it is a move to gain Muslim votes.
Hamid Engineer, working president of the Minorities Democratic Party, was arrested by Nagpur Police late on Friday night in relation to the ongoing Nagpur violence case.