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Lok Sabha clears 124th Constitution Amendment Bill to give quota for general categoryThe bill will now go to the Rajya Sabha. If passed, it has to be ratified by at least half the states.09 Jan, 2019, 07.34 PM IST- Eye on upper caste votes, govt moves Quota Bill on economic criteriaThe special Cabinet meeting was held in the Parliament House to discuss and clear the Bill to amend Article 15 and 16 of the Constitution t...08 Jan, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
- Symbolic move, not sustainable: Academics on upper caste quota decisionExperts and academics are calling the move politically motivated but a symbolic gesture.08 Jan, 2019, 10.22 AM IST
- Why a quota on economic grounds never took offThe olive branch for upper castes gained currency in the late 1970s when OBC power began to assert itself and satraps felt a need to assuag...08 Jan, 2019, 10.20 AM IST
- Centre's quota move: Heartland challenge triggered gambitThe poll result in MP, uprooting the BJP government after 15 years, bore the stamp of upper caste peeve against their natural political cho...08 Jan, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
- Government extends Rajya Sabha proceedings by a day to ensure passage of proposed quota lawThe winter session of Parliament that started on December 11 was to end on Tuesday, January 8.07 Jan, 2019, 08.59 PM IST
- Why Opposition can't fight Modi's quota move: From Maya to Manmohan, these leaders wanted it tooWith 10% quota for upper caste poor, Modi has achieved what many opposition leaders had been asking for.07 Jan, 2019, 05.20 PM IST
- BJP working with anti-reservation mindset: MayawatiMayawati said her party is also in favour of extending quota benefits to the poor.30 Jan, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
- Despite Sonia Gandhi's call, no quota for upper caste poorThe Centre has readied a proposal to extend affirmative action, without reservation, to the poor among upper castes.11 Feb, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
- Mayawati seeks quota for upper-caste poor, MuslimsUP chief minister Mayawati shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking quota for poor members of the upper castes.19 Sep, 2011, 11.59 AM IST
- Mayawati demands quota for 'upper caste' poorsThe letters to the PM from the chief minister is seen as attempt on her part to consolidate her party's hold among 'upper' castes and Musli...19 Sep, 2011, 01.56 AM IST
- Debate on upper caste quota takes offThe UPA is set to face a contentious demand for reservations for poor among upper castes, as it assesses impact of the OBC quota verdict fo...12 Apr, 2008, 03.48 AM IST
- Mayawati tries to tap 'manuwadi disquiet'Mayawati on Thursday stepped in to exploit the ‘unease among upper castes’ over the OBC quota by demanding a legislation to extend benefits...11 Apr, 2008, 04.26 AM IST
- Maya favours quotas for poor upper casteThe Bahujan Samaj Party has asked the UPA govt to amend the Constitution to provide reservation to the poor among upper castes.19 Nov, 2007, 12.21 AM IST
- Maya backs quota for upper caste poorUttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday alleged that there is a conspiracy by the Congress and the BJP for not providing reservatio...17 Sep, 2007, 12.57 AM IST
- Cong, BJP back quota for upper castesThe Congress and the BJP, which were routed in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh polls on account of aggressive wooing of the upper castes b...18 May, 2007, 03.15 AM IST
- Quota may backfire on Cong in PunjabOrdinarily, the quota debate in the BJP and divergent perceptions in the saffron camp over the issue, should have been a cause of relief fo...03 Jun, 2006, 12.14 AM IST
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