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Union Minister Kishan Reddy accuses Congress of "minority appeasement"
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister Reddy said that Congress' promise to provide reservations for Muslims was a "betrayal" of Babasaheb Ambedkar's vision adding that the move not only promotes communal division but also jeopardises reservations meant for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Cl
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"Our govt worked to bring backward classes into mainstream": JP Nadda slam
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Sunday attacked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and highlighted the BJP-led Centre has worked to bring Other Backward Classes (OBC) into mainstream.
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PM Modi accuses Congress of "dangerous intentions" towards minority reserv
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress for what he called "dangerous intentions" regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) during a campaign rally in Sarath.
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J-K polls: Congress has always been against SCs, STs, and OBCs, says BJP S
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) SC Morcha National General Secretary, Sanjay Nirmal, claimed on Friday that the Congress party has always been against the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) since Independence. He also accused Congress of failing
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'Checked list of Miss India, there were no Dalit, tribal or OBC women': Ra
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday renewed his call for a nationwide caste census and pointed out the lack of representation of women from Dalit, Tribal, or Other Backward Classes communities in the "Miss India pageant list."
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"Supreme Court hasn't made any comment against me": MP Minister Govind Sin
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has recently directed to constitute a new SIT (special investigation team) to probe allegations against state minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Govind Singh Rajput in connection with the alleged illegal detention of an OBC (other backward class) leader.
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"Devendra Fadnavis wants to divide Maratha community but...": Maratha rese
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Monday accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "dividing" the Maratha community and said that it won't happen as Marathas are "united."
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Maratha quota: Manoj Jarange Patil holds rally in Pune, warns govt of agit
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A peace rally was organised in Pune, led by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, to advocate for the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation category.
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SC refuses to entertain Haryana's plea against quashing additional marks t
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the High Court's order quashing Haryana's policy of granting additional marks to its domiciles in recruitment for certain posts.
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Haryana govt increases reservation for backward classes
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Haryana Government on Sunday took multiple decisions for the benefit of the Other Backward Classes in the state.
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"We are not against Maratha reservation, but cannot ignore OBCs": Chhagan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has asserted that the government is not against the Maratha reservation, however, the Other Backward Class (OBC) community should not be "ignored".
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Chhattisgarh govt to reorganize Bastar, Surguja, other areas to improve pu
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The cabinet has decided to reorganize Bastar, Surguja, Mid-Area Tribal Development, Scheduled Caste Development Authority and Chhattisgarh State Rural and Other Backward Classes Development Authorities, said the statement issued by government officials.
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