The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled by a majority judgement of 6:1 that sub-classification within the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes (SC/STs) reservation is permissible.
Earlier on Monday, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi demanded that reservation should be included in the ninth schedule of the constitution and said the party is in favour of caste census.
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Monday demanded that reservation should be included in the ninth schedule of the constitution and said the party is in favour of caste census
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay Patna High Court order that set aside the state government's amendments to increase the reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, and Scheduled Castes in jobs and educational institutions.
After taking oath as a Member of the Legislative Council, Amit Gorkhe on Sunday said that he will work for the upliftment of the Hindu Matang community and scheduled castes.
Earlier, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal met National Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar and said that the alleged clashes between Maratha and OBC people over reservation can be stopped if all parties come together.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the OBC reservation bill saying that BJP is against the Dalits, backward classes, tribals, minorities, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs.
Agniveers training to serve in the Indian Armed Forces under the Agnipath Scheme praised the resolution of the state government to provide reservations in the recruitment of police and armed forces and said that the decision would provide a great opportunity to the youth.
ajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that the government has decided to give reservations to Agniveers in the police department and as prison guards and forest guards once they complete their service in the Indian Army.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced that the state government would provide up to 10 per cent reservation in its uniform services for those Agniveers from the state who are not absorbed in the defence forces, according to a press release from the office of the Odisha
"Today, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided according to the wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Agniveer jawans will be given reservation in the recruitment of different types of police and armed forces in the state," CM Yadav said.