New Delhi: Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government will succeed in getting the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as these are central universities. Replying to a debate on the Constitution[Read More…]
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Rajasthan government approves 1% reservation to 5 communities
Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in Rajasthan has approved one per cent reservation to five communities including Gujjars under the most backward classes (MBC) category on Monday, July 2. The mandate came after Gujjar leaders threatened to stage a protest during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Jaipur. The BJP[Read More…]
Collegium system stopping Dalits, OBCs from entering higher judiciary: Upendra Kushwaha
Union minister Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday alleged that the collegium system of appointment of judges was giving rise to favouritism and preventing Dalits, OBCs and the poor among the upper castes from entering the higher judiciary on the basis of merit. Kushwaha, the Union Minister of State for HRD, who[Read More…]
President raises concern over poor representation of weaker sections, women in judiciary
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday expressed concern over the “unacceptably low” representation of women, OBCs, SC/STs in the higher judiciary and called for steps to remedy the situation. “There is unacceptably low representation of traditionally weaker sections such as OBCs, SCs and STs especially in the higher judiciary,” President[Read More…]