Nagpur: The Maharashtra Assembly passed a bill providing 16 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs but it left out the Muslims, leading to a vociferous protest by the opposition.
The previous Congress-NCP government had introduced 16 per cent reservations for Marathas and five per cent reservations for Muslims. The Bombay High Court, while hearing a PIL opposing it, had stayed the government's decision pending further hearing.
The entire opposition, including Congress, NCP, SP and MIM, demanded in the Assembly today that the bill should provide reservation for Muslims too.
The House was adjourned thrice for 15 minutes each, and finally the opposition MLAs staged a walk-out. The opposition leaders said they would also boycott the proceedings tomorrow, the last day of the Winter Session.
Earlier, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tabled the bill for Maratha reservation. The ruling Sena-BJP alliance defended the reservation for Marathas -- who are politically dominant in the state -- but said it would seek opinion of the Advocate General on the issue of quota for Muslims, as religion-based reservation was not contemplated in the Constitution.
There is need to tackle Hindutva: Prakash Karat
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 20 (IANS) There is a need to tackle two forces - big business houses an
Bajaj Finance Shares Surge Above ₹1,100; Brokerages Turn Bullish, Raise Target Prices
Shares of Bajaj Finance, India's largest non-banking financial company (NBFC), rallied up to 6% a
The central government has announced to extend the lockdown across the country by 31 May to preve
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has previously supported Aditya Dhar and Ranveer Singh's films "Dhurand
Today in Azam Khan's stronghold, CM Yogi will face-off with Akhilesh Yadav and Priyanka Gandhi
UP Vidhan Sabha Election 2022: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address public meetings in Bil
Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was embroiled in controversies by stating Prophet Moham
Good atmospherics during India-Sri Lanka fishermen associations meet
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The meeting between Indian and
Corona is now scaring the country. The positivity rate has more than doubled in the last 14 days.
Kushi Advance Booking Open Now: South superstars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda are i
DRDO Staffers shocked by Chander's Removal
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The sudden termination of the services of DRDO chief Avinash Chander h
