Leading Oppn party's remarks come after Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education's report recommended reservations for SC, ST & OBC in private higher educational institutions.
The disgruntled Rajasthan BJP leader has previously left the party red-faced with his stand on its Lok Sabha losses as well as by flagging alleged corruption in the state.
In 2005 verdict in EV Chinnaiah case, apex court had outlawed Andhra Pradesh govt notification to sub-categorise SC/STs in state, saying it contradicted to Article 341 of Constitution.
Assam Police have also arrested one Reetom Singh in connection with purportedly doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. FIR was filed in this regard on complaint by MHA.
Report tabled in Lok Sabha highlighted rise in number of acquittals in such cases. Panel has sought response from Delhi govt on pendency of cases despite there being 11 Special Courts.
Based on RTI and other govt data, report by journalist finds there is a low level of representation of both students & faculty from ST/SC communities in elite science institutions.
In the proposed reservation, the SC community will get 12% quota, STs 28%, Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) 15%, OBCs 12% & EWS barring those from the other reserved categories 10%.
Upper castes have built up narratives saying that quota kills merit and keeps India backward. They have questioned who would be treated by doctors qualified from reserved categories.
Tamil Nadu has integrated an income criterion into many of its affirmative action policies. Examining the data would be crucial towards building better reservation policies.
Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
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