Leaders from various political parties including ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Communist Party of India (CPI), and Gondwana Ganatantra Party (GGP) participated in the meeting.
"Through our government, our party's clear line is that we want to give 27 percent reservation to OBCs. We have openly said that we are prepared for this. Congress leaders are also saying they also wanted the same, so let us sit together. We are ready to call an all-party meeting. Both sides
Lakshman stated that in 1952, the then-government freed the Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic communities from the oppressive Criminal Tribes Act imposed by the British. To commemorate this historic moment, August 31 is observed every year as 'Mukti Diwas'.
Revanth Reddy is among the ongress Chief Ministers and leaders who have joined Rahul Gandhi during his ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra in poll-bound Bihar. He was in Supaul, Bihar, on Tuesday.
Rajasthan State Other Backward Classes (Political Representation) Commission will submit its recommendations for OBC reservation in the Panchayati Raj and Urban Body elections to the State Government in the next three months, Ashok Kumar Jain, Secretary (Advisor) of the commission said.
The Congress on Wednesday pressed the PM Modi Government to act on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education's report recommending reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backwards Classes (OBC) in private higher educational institutions (HEIs).
"All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are, therefore, requested to be positively cast their vote on Tuesday, the 19th August, in favour of the candidates as per the preferences indicated in the sample ballot paper to be given to them by the staff sitting outside room no 63, Samvidhan Sadan," re
Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) extended its full support to the C P Radhakrishnan, after he was named the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice Presidential elections scheduled to be held on September 9.
Telangana BJP spokesperson NV Subhash took a dig at Congress over the 42 per cent OBC reservation in the local bodies and alleged that the party has not fulfilled the promises made in the Kamareddy Declaration.
Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, Telangana CM Reddy accused the Centre of deliberately delaying presidential assent to the state's reservation bills.
Speaking to ANI, Rao stated that the Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were well aware that the reservation could not be achieved without a "constitutional amendment."