Quota bill, championed by Mayawati, stalled in Lok Sabha, partly because of BJP
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday December 20, 2012
A proposal to reserve promotion in government jobs for Dalits and tribals has not been cleared by Parliament in this winter session, which ended today. The bill has been championed by Mayawati, who heads the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). She accused the...
Quota in promotions bill passed in Rajya Sabha: 10 developments
Edited by Mala Das | Monday December 17, 2012
The Rajya Sabha has voted in favour of a Bill that seeks to amend the Constitution to allow reservation in government job promotions for Dalits and tribals - 206 votes were cast in favour of the Bill and 10 against it of a total 216. The UPA governme...
In protests against quota bill, Sonia Gandhi posters ripped in Lucknow
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday December 17, 2012
Nearly 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh are on strike in protest against the efforts in parliament to introduce a new law that would reserve promotions in government jobs for dalits and tribals.
To counter quota bill, Mulayam's party raises issue of reservation for Muslims: 10 developments
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday December 17, 2012
In a short while from now, the Rajya Sabha will vote on whether promotions in government jobs should be reserved for Dalits and tribals. The Samajwadi Party, which opposes the Bill and will vote against it, has now demanded reservation in promotions ...
Quota in Promotions Bill: Voting in Rajya Sabha today; government accepts BJP's amendments
Sunil Prabhu | Monday December 17, 2012
The Rajya Sabha will vote at 6 pm today on whether there should be reservation in promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals, and the BJP is expected to vote in favour of the move now after the government has reportedly agreed to retain a c...
Voting on quota bill in Rajya Sabha today; Mulayam Singh Yadav toughens stand
Edited by Mala Das | Monday December 17, 2012
At 5 pm today, the Rajya Sabha will vote on whether there should be reservations in promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals. While the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is pressing for the contentious legislation, her arch-rival Sam...
CBI probe against Mulayam Singh Yadav a conspiracy: Samajwadi Party
Press Trust of India | Sunday December 16, 2012
The Samajwadi Party today alleged that the UPA government was using the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to corner its chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for not supporting the bill on quotas in job promotions.
Mulayam Singh Yadav toughens stand on quota bill, says it will bring differences
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday December 17, 2012
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has toughened his stand further against the quota in promotions bill, saying it will set a bad precedent. The proposed bill seeks to reserve promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals.
Quota bill: 18 lakh govt employees strike work in Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh
Reported by Anant Zanane, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday December 14, 2012
Many Government offices are closed indefinitely across Uttar Pradesh with about 18 lakh employees on strike today against what they call attempts at the "forcible passage" of a bill that seeks to reserve promotions in government jobs for Dalits and t...
Voting on quota bill on Monday, lakhs in Uttar Pradesh strike in protest
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday December 14, 2012
On Monday at 5 pm, the Rajya Sabha will vote on whether to reserve promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals. Despite the Samajwadi Party's efforts, the proposal was debated in the Rajya Sabha today, with its greatest proponent, Ms Mayawat...
Despite Samajwadi protests, vote on quota bill likely on Monday
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday December 13, 2012
The deadlock in the Rajya Sabha over a proposal to reserve promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals remained firmly in place today.
Samajwadi Party walks out of Rajya Sabha, quota bill debate begins
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday December 13, 2012
This morning, the Prime Minister and leaders of opposition parties promised their cooperation to Hamid Ansari, the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. A few hours later, that agreement was violated with Samajwadi Party members shouting and causing chaos ov...
Promotion quota bill: what it is about
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 11, 2012
Finding itself in a "complex" situation, the Congress is doing a fine balancing act in trying to resolve the Rajya Sabha deadlock over the bill on reservations for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) in job promotions and says it ho...
New deadlock over quota bill, it's Mulayam vs angry Mayawati
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Monday December 17, 2012
Mayawati has warned the government of "a tough stand" if it does not push through new legislation that would reserve promotions in government jobs for Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs).
Mayawati warns govt, says quota bill must be passed... or else
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday December 17, 2012
Mayawati has warned the government of "a tough stand" if it does not push through new legislation that would reserve promotions in government jobs for Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs).
