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Maratha quota row: Maharashtra Cabinet decides to form six-member subcommi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
This move aims to address the concerns of OBCs, signalling the government's efforts to provide relief.
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Calcutta HC grants interim stay on WB Govt's OBC list notification till Ju
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A division bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Raja Sekhar Mantha passed the interim order while hearing petitions challenging the state's classification of communities under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
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"Vote bank politics is being played": BJP MP K Laxman criticizes Telangana
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
BJP Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman has criticized Telangana for including 90% of Muslims in the OBC category, accusing the state of playing vote bank politics and undermining the rights of OBC communities. He also mentioned Karnataka's plans for Muslim reservation.
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State Commission to examine issue of backwardness afresh in 3 months: West
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Court was dealing with a plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging a May last year Calcutta High Court order that had quashed the State government's decision to include 77 communities in the OBC category.
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"We need victory and not seats," says Nishad party chief Sanjay Nishad
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Nishad party president and Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad on Friday said that earlier state governments in the UP have done injustice to the Nishad community by keeping it under the OBC category. He added that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has from time to time raised th
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"Not all Muslims avail reservations": Congress' Ashok Gehlot on Rajasthan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Rajasthan social justice minister Avinash Gehlot said on Saturday that the Congress granted reservation to 14 Muslim castes under the OBC category and the state government will review them soon.
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"Unconstitutional decision by TMC scrapped by Calcutta HC:" CM Yogi on can
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"West Bengal CM-TMC government touching the heights of political appeasement gave reservations to 118 Muslims by adding them to the OBC category forcefully in 2010. This means they were deliberately snatching away the rights of the OBC. This unconstitutional decision was scrapped by the C
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TMC added minorities to OBC category without survey, issued them certifica
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Tripura OBC Morcha President Malina Debnath on Thursday slammed the TMC government led by Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal for adding Muslims to the OBCs category and manipulating them for the vote bank politics.
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National Commission for Backward Classes criticises OBC quota for Muslims
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Commission for Backward Castes has criticised the Karnataka government's decision to categorise the entire Muslim community in the state under the OBC category and said that it is causing 'injustice' for the OBC community.
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Maharashtra Backward Class Commission submits report on Maratha reservatio
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Maratha community, under the leadership of Jarange Patil, has been seeking reservations in education and jobs under the OBC category. The guarantee of reservation under the Kumbi category, however, finds objection within the Maharashta government, with senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal op
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BJP's Amit Malviya dismisses Rahul Gandhi's claim on PM Modi's caste, call
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's denial of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's OBC status, BJP's Amit Malviya accused him of spreading a 'blatant lie.'
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"Abusing Sanatan Dharma is reason behind Congress' defeat": Political anal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Congress needs to introspect on why they lost in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. I think the biggest reason for this loss is abusing Sanatan Dharma and talking about the OBC census, especially in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where it was not a factor. If we look at Madhya P
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