Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday expressed condolence over the death of two people from the Maratha community and appealed to the activists not to commit suicide.
In the suicide note, the deceased wrote, "People of the Maratha community should gather in Mumbai on October 24 for the movement for the Maratha reservation." At the end of the suicide note, he also apologised, police said.
"We have decided that the SC will be given 18 per cent reservation and ST will be given 12 per cent reservation in Telangana. Under the Ambedkar Abhaya Hastam scheme, SC and ST families will be given Rs 12 lakhs. Indiramma pucca house scheme homeless SC and ST families will be given land and
Presently, a 3 per cent reservation is provided to sportspersons in the police and forest departments, and the government is poised to positively reconsider this percentage, extending the reservation to 2 per cent in other government sectors.
Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls next month and made a slew of promises including Old Pension Scheme, caste census, Nari Samman Nidhi of Rs 1500 per month to women, Rs 25 lakh health insurance and 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in governme
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday took a jibe at the Congress party over their claim that the Women's Reservation Bill was finally passed due to Congress's efforts, questioning why didn't the party that ruled the country for more than 60 years get it passed during its rule?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined the significance of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam and said that the recently passed bill is a symbol of empowerment and a call for women to lead our nation towards a brighter future.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi while speaking at DMK's Women's Rights Conference in Chennai said that until the Women's Reservation Bill gets implemented the fight for it will continue.
The conference, which will be chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, will press the central government for the immediate implementation of a 33 per cent reservation of women in Parliament and state assemblies.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Thursday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s stand on the Maratha community's demand for reservations, holding the BJP solely responsible for the ongoing protests in the state on this issue.