Bihar's Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav staged a protest against the Bihar government earlier on Sunday, demanding 65 percent reservation in educational and public employment.
"The women's reservation bill is likely to take effect in 2028. Prepare to contest the elections. No one can stop you in a democratic set-up," he said while participating in an International Women's Day function here.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday confirmed that 4 per cent of public works contracts will now be reserved for Muslims under a category called Category-II B, while presenting Karnataka government's Budget.
Taking to social media post on X, BJP4Karnataka wrote, "Scam CM @siddaramaiah in Karnataka presents a Halal Budget--appeasement at its peak! Reservation for Muslims in government contracts. Rs50,000 assistance for Muslim simple marriages. Rs150 crore for infrastructure development of Waqf
The reservation will be provided in the procurement of goods and services under various government departments, corporations, and institutions. This applies to suppliers from different communities, including SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), and OBC (Other Backward Classes). T
BRS MLC K Kavitha demands Telangana govt introduce three bills for OBC reservation in education, employment, and politics, emphasizing the importance of local body reservations. She also criticizes BJP's Telangana MLC election strategy for lack of BC candidates.
Responding to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's remarks on the reservation for Maratha community, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale clarified that the community gets 10 per cent reservation under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday termed Home Minister Amit Shah's assurance to Southern states of any disadvantage in the delimitation process as not 'trustworthy.'
Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal criticizes Tejashwi Yadav for opposing reservation provisions and condemns him for his association with the fodder scam.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stealing reservations in the state. He said that 65 percent reservations given by RJD were not included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution led by the BJP-NDA Central Government.
Expressing his reservations over engaging the defence forces in a political slugfest, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that the Army should not be involved in politics.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday hit out at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that it was a "desperate" diversion tactic from the promise of granting 42 per ce