Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
TopicUpper caste quota

Topic: Upper caste quota

For upper caste quota, IITs will add 3,000 seats and central varsities over a lakh

Kritika Sharma -
With govt set to implement 10% quota from the coming session, institutes will have to increase seats by 25% so that the current reservation is not affected.

HRD ministry to increase university seats by 25% to implement upper-caste quota move

PTI -
Union minister Prakash Javadekar said that along with the upper caste reservation, 25 per cent seats will be increased in higher educational institutes to prevent disturbances in existing quotas.

Modi’s quota bill politically motivated, but a step towards social justice: Soli Sorabjee

Sanya Dhingra -
Sorabjee says the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent limit is not absolute, but there should 'credible evidence' for increasing it.

Modi govt’s quota making India reservation-dependent: Lawyer who blocked similar Rao move

Sanya Dhingra -
Indra Sawhney, whose petition led to 50% cap on reservation, says upper-caste quota bill is unconstitutional & must be challenged in court.  

Hard times for Hardik but media silent on Karan Johar’s role in sexist remarks

Simrin Sirur -
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The BJP’s caste arithmetic is collapsing under its own weight

Shivam Vij -
Demonetisation was at the heart of destabilising the BJP's carefully constructed caste coalition. The rise of the BJP - since the Ram Mandir movement generally,...

Parliament clears new quota bill but parties set for bitter battle over it before polls

D.K. Singh -
Modi government’s gambit puts opposition parties in a bind, but upper caste quota bill clears Rajya Sabha test with a 165-7 margin. New Delhi: The Rajya...

Modi turns up the heat on Congress amid opposition protests over quota bill

PTI -
Referring to himself, Modi said this 'chowkidar' can catch wrongdoers even in darkness and demanded the Congress clarify its allegations over the Rafale deal.

BJP poll losses led govt to bring upper caste quota bill, says Congress’ Anand Sharma

Neelam Pandey -
Anand Sharma tells government if it's is serious about welfare of weaker sections and women, it should extend session and bring Women's Reservation Bill.

The student who set himself on fire against Mandal would’ve approved of Modi’s new quota

Pragya Kaushika -
Father of DU student Rajeev Goswami, who self-immolated in 1990 to oppose quota for OBCs in govt jobs, says his son would be happy with quota for poor.
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