Congress did not implement Mandal commission report, says BSP chief Mayawati in TelanganaMayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), indirectly criticized Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party, stating that while a seni...
24 Nov, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
Congress did not implement Mandal commission report, says BSP chief Mayawati in TelanganaAddressing an election rally at Peddapalli in Telangana, Mayawati recalled that those from most backward class had sought reservation benef...
23 Nov, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
"Rajiv Gandhi was against implementation of Mandal commission report": Amit ShahTargetting Congress over its stand on the reports of the Mandal Commission, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday claimed that former Pri...
13 Nov, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
BJP cites past Congress govts' stand on caste census to accuse Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisyCongress leader and then Union minister Ajay Maken had written in 2010 to then Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar that a decision to "discourage comm...
19 Apr, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Congress didn't give reservation to OBCs for 40 yrs, govt supported by BJP did: Union ministerBhupender Yadav, who chaired the select committee on the bill to give constitutional status to the OBC commission, said it was the Modi gov...
10 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Maratha quota case: Affirmative action is not just reservation, says SCThe top court is also examining issues including whether the landmark 1992 judgement in Indra Sawhney case, also known as the Mandal verdic...
23 Mar, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
Expert panel to review OBC ‘creamy layer’ criteria after 26 yearsThe government has given expert panel 15 days to submit report on this contentious issue.
18 Mar, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
Samajwadi Party disrupts Rajya Sabha; fears new OBC body will dilute Mandal CommissionSP leader Ram Gopal Yadav's objections were rejected by Social Justice Minister Thawarchand Gehlot, who said BJP supported reservations sin...
25 Mar, 2017, 12.14 AM IST
Set up monitory body for jobs as per quota, DMK tells PM Narendra ModiKarunanidhi urged PM Modi to set up a monitory body to ensure that jobs under Central government services were provided in accordance with ...
27 Dec, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
OBC panel creates a creamier layer for pvt sector employeesThere is much to cheer about for OBC employees of private sector and autonomous bodies/universities over Mandal reservations.
28 Oct, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
DMK urges Centre to accept panel's recommendation on creamy layer criterion for OBCsDMK welcomed the National Commission for Backward Classes' recommendation to raise the creamy layer criterion for OBCs from existing Rs 6 l...
06 May, 2015, 03.21 PM IST
Raise ‘creamy layer’ to Rs 10.5 lakh: OBC panelIf accepted, the recommendation to relax the salary bar for OBC reservations would bring more backward aspirants for central jobs and educa...
05 May, 2015, 10.22 AM IST
SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav plays 'Mandal card' to woo backward classesMulayam Singh said many sections of backward classes had been deprived of the benefits of the Mandal Commission's recommendations owing to ...
11 Oct, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
'Mandal Train' is moving: Lalu Prasad"It was a combined 45 per cent. The BJP would not have been in the picture had they fought (in alliance)," Prasad claimed.
14 Jul, 2014, 11.07 PM IST
BJP dubs Lalu Prasad's call for going back to Mandal commission with Nitish Kumar "empty""Now both Mandal and Kamandal are with BJP as indicated by general election recently," senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said.
07 Jul, 2014, 05.51 PM IST
- MSM tolaunch agitation in support og DCI recommendations
Moolvasi Sadaan Morcha (MSM), a issued-based front of political and non-political organisations, would launch state-wide agitation from Feb...
30 Jan, 2008, 09.04 PM IST
- PMK for ordinance to take backward quota forward
Quota enthusiasts in the ruling side appears determined to force their agenda on the Manmohan Singh government.
27 Jun, 2006, 12.04 AM IST