Ambedkar said reservation cant be given on religious basis: Himanta’s jibe at Congress

Ambedkar said reservation cant be given on religious basis: Himanta’s jibe at Congress

[ad_1] Bengaluru: Lashing out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that reservation cannot be on the basis of religion but the grand old party still wants to give a reservation to Muslims. “Babasaheb Ambedkar had said that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion. This is … Read more

JD(S) promises to restore 4 percent reservation for Muslims in election manifesto

JD(S) promises to restore 4 percent reservation for Muslims in election manifesto

[ad_1] Bengaluru: The JD(S) on Thursday released its “Janata Pranalike” (People’s Manifesto) for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka promising to restore four percent reservation for Muslims, to “throw out” Amul and to save Nandini brand calling it Kannadiga’s identity, among various assurances. The party led by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda … Read more

Karnataka: Yediyurappa slams Siddaramaiah over promise to hike reservation limit

Karnataka: Yediyurappa slams Siddaramaiah over promise to hike reservation limit

[ad_1] Bengaluru: Reacting sharply to Congress leader Siddaramaiah claiming that his party would increase the reservation limit in Karnataka from 50 per cent to 75 per cent if voted to power in the upcoming Assembly elections, former chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said the “poll promise” would never be met as the prinicipal opposition … Read more

BJP against religion-based reservation: Amit Shah on Muslim quota in Karnataka

BJP against religion-based reservation: Amit Shah on Muslim quota in Karnataka

[ad_1] Bagalkote: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday defended the BJP government’s decision in Karnataka of scrapping the four per cent quota for Muslims saying the party never believed in religion-based reservation’. The former BJP chief also took a dig at Congress for its stand that the quota would be restored if it is voted … Read more

Mali community continue to block Jaipur-Highway, demand more reservation in jobs, education

Mali community continue to block Jaipur-Highway, demand more reservation in jobs, education

[ad_1] Jaipur:Members of the Mali community in Rajasthan continued to block the Jaipur-Agra national highway for the fourth consecutive day on Monday demanding more reservation in jobs and higher education as rift surfaced among the protestors. Convenor of Phule Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti Murari Lal Saini, who was detained before the protest began on Friday, was … Read more

Reservation based on religion unconstitutional, says Amit Shah in poll-bound Karnataka

Reservation based on religion unconstitutional, says Amit Shah in poll-bound Karnataka

[ad_1] Hubballi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said reservation based on religion was unconstitutional, and asserted that the BJP would implement the quota formula adopted by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led government in Karnataka. He said BJP has given tickets for May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka on merits of winnability, and not on … Read more

Telangana: ST reservation in Edu dept courses goes up from 6 to 10%

Telangana: ST reservation in Edu dept courses goes up from 6 to 10%

[ad_1] Government of Telangana Logo (Representational Image) Hyderabad: Telangana government on Thursday enhanced reservations for candidates from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) communities from six per cent to ten per cent for admissions into B.Ed, B.P.Ed and UG D.P.Ed courses through common entrance tests. The school education department issued orders to implement the earlier orders of … Read more

Owaisi to meet Rajasthan CM to discuss reservation for backward Muslim castes

Owaisi to meet Rajasthan CM to discuss reservation for backward Muslim castes

[ad_1] AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi Jaipur: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that he will meet Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to share a report, which has advocated for the reservation to 82 backward Muslim castes. Citing the report ‘Muslims in Rajasthan’ at a press conference here, Owaisi today said that only two percent of … Read more

12 pc Muslim Reservation echoes again at TS Congress party Iftar

12 pc Muslim Reservation echoes again at TS Congress party Iftar

[ad_1] Representative Image Hyderabad: The demand for 12 percent Muslim reservation and conversion of the waqf board into a Commissionerate once again echoed in the old city as Congress National Minorities Department Chairman and MP Imran Pratapgarhi addresses an Iftar party hosted by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Revanth Reddy and reminded Chief Minister K … Read more

“They can’t even touch it”: CM Bommai hits back at Congress on reservation

“They can’t even touch it”: CM Bommai hits back at Congress on reservation

[ad_1] Bengaluru: Reacting to Congress leader DK Shivakumar’s promise of cancelling the scrapping of the four per cent Muslim quota after coming to power, Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai said that the Congress party cannot even touch the reservation. His remarks came after Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Friday said, “As soon as our government … Read more