3 bills seek to include Paharis to ST list in J&K, add ‘Valmiki’ as synonym for Chura, Bhangi, Balmiki & Mehtar groups in SC list & redefine 'socially & educationally backward classes' as OBC.
Amit Shah announced ST reservation for Paharis in J&K last week, but Gujjars and Bakarwals fear it may be at their expense when many don’t even have the ‘bare minimum’ yet.
A day after Shah’s announcement of reservation for J&K’s Pahari-speaking tribes, jubilant community members throng his Baramulla rally, full of praise for Modi government.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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