Ahead of hearing in Supreme Court on Monday of pleas challenging constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who also chairs the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf, said the Central government will submit its response before the Supreme Court, which
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.
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.
Karnataka Government on Thursday assured the Supreme Court that no admissions or appointments will be taken place on the basis of a government order, scrapping four per cent (Other Backward Classes) OBC reservation for Muslims, till April 18.