A tight police arrangements have been made in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district ahead of a protest rally called by Bahujan Samaj Party and Bhim Sena amid the ongoing protest against the Supreme Court's recent judgement on reservations. The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti announced Bharat
The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti announced Bharat Bandh on August 21 as a mark of protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on SC/ST reservations.
The Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict on August 1, ruled that states have the power to sub-classify SCs and STs and said that the authority concerned, while deciding if the class is adequately represented, must calculate adequacy based on effective and not quantitative representation.<
"Lateral Entry is a direct assault on social justice, depriving meritorious SC, ST, OBC and minority officers of their deserved opportunities at the top. The Union Government must halt this practice, prioritise filling backlog vacancies for OBCs & SC/STs, and ensure fair and equitable
Reacting to the UPSC lateral recruitment scheme, Union Minister Chirag Paswan said that his party and he did not agree with the way in which direct recruitment for some posts has been demanded, in which reservation has not been taken into consideration, and they were completely against th
The UPSC recently announced a notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through lateral entry. This decision has ignited criticism from opposition parties, who claim it undermines the reservation rights of OBCs, SCs, and STs.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has expressed concerns over the lateral entry of individuals into top government positions on Sunday, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is appointing public servants through the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) rather than following the traditio
The Supreme Court ruled by a majority judgement of 6:1 that sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs) reservation is permissible.