Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the tabling of the women's reservation Bill, demanding that of the 33-per cent reservation assured for women in the legislative bodies, 50 per cent should be set aside for ST, SC and
"This move is good, we are not criticizing it. But we want to seek some clarification from the government. Firstly, when is this going to be in effect, whether the OBC will also get the benefit of this," Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said.
Amid the awaited Women Reservation bill to be introduced in the Parliament today, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said that a separate quota for the women from OBC, SC and ST sections in the reservation should be ensured in the bill.
The recent announcement by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to include the transgender community of the state in the OBC category has been met with mixed reactions. With some welcoming the move, others including Sonal Tiwari, an advocate and transgender rights activist, have termed the
The National Social Media Workshop of Mahila Morcha is scheduled for September 4, whereas the remaining Morcha workshops have already been done by the party.
They sat on dharna at the BJP office demanding the appointment of 882 selected candidates and warned to hold indefinite strike if demands are not met. The candidates were also making allegations of breach of promise against the BJP-led state government.
"I thank PM Modi and the government for taking a historical decision in yesterday's cabinet meeting... the cabinet has given the green signal for launching 'PM Viswakarma' on 17th September, on Vishwakarma Jayanti," K Laxman said.
The BJP on Sunday opened its new Election Management office in Bhopal. The inauguration event was presided over by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijavargiya, and BJP's state president BD Sharma, among ot
The development is being seen as a boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, as the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar has a stronghold in the OBC community in Uttar Pradesh.