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Owaisi backs caste-based census, sub-categorisation of OBCs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 24 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday favoured the caste-based census and favoured sub-categorisation of backward classes.
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President Kovind grants assent to OBC Bill
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The President of India Ram Nath Kovind on August 18, 2021, granted assent to the Constitution (105th Amendment) Act, 2021, which empowers states to identify and specify the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC).
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Law allowing states to prepare OBC list will be of no benefit, most states
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 16 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said the constitution amendment bill enabling states to have their own OBC lists will be of no benefit because almost all states have crossed the 50 per cent cap on reservation. Read More
Patnaik led BJD to field 27 pc OBC candidates in upcoming panchayat polls
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 13 (ANI): Odisha's ruling Biju Janta Dal on Friday has announced to give 27 per cent tickets to Other Backward Class (OBC) candidates in upcoming panchayat polls and subsequent Election in Odisha.
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Congress opposed giving constitutional status to OBC commission: JP Nadda
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Slamming the Congress, BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday alleged that the party opposed giving constitutional status to the OBC commission.
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Opposition members demand caste-based census, reservation beyond 50 pc lim
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The debate in the Rajya Sabha on the constitution amendment bill to enable states to prepare and maintain their list of socially and economically backward classes (SEBCs) saw opposition members raise demands for raising the ceiling on reservation beyond 5
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BJP takes up reservation issue in view of upcoming UP elections: Congress
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 11 (ANI): Telangana Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Wednesday said that the BJP has announced the reservation schemes for the OBCs and the students of undergraduates and postgraduates in medical and dental courses in view of the upcoming elections
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Parliament passes constitution amendment bill to allow states to prepare O
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed the bill to restore the power of states and union territories to prepare and maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs).
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SP welcomes Centre's decision of passing OBC Bill : Vishambhar Prasad
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Vishambhar Prasad Nishad on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision of passing the OBC Bill in Lok Sabha.
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It is a historic bill, says MoS Ajay Bhatt on LS passing Constitution amen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State under the Ministry of Defence, Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the parliamentarians for passing the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha and said that and a historic bill
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Parliament expected to be adjourned sine die on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Soon after the Lok Sabha passed the 127th constitution amendment bill to restore state's power to make their own other backward classes (OBC) list after participation of all political parties in the debate for the first time during this monsoon session,
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Lok Sabha passes constitution amendment bill to enable states to maintain
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to restore the power of states and union territories to prepare and maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs).
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