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In Supreme Court, Centre's Strong Pitch For SC/ST Quota In Promotions
Affirmative action will be illusory if government employees from most backward communities - scheduled caste and scheduled tribes - are not given reservations in promotions, the centre's top law officer KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Friday. Mr Venugopal said SC/ST employees were presumed to be backward due to more than thousand years of de...
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Government Favours Quota In Promotions, Says Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot
Expressing its commitment for reservation for SC, ST and OBC in promotion, the government today sought the cooperation of the Congress in creating the right atmosphere before a law could be enacted to give the proposal the statutory backing.
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Congress Accuses BJP of U-Turn on Quota in Promotions
Accusing the Narendra Modi government of U-turn on the issue of reservation in promotions for weaker sections in public sector banks, the Congress today said it will "expose" the BJP during the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar.
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Quota bill: Govt employees in Uttar Pradesh call off strike
Around 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh called off their strike against the quota in promotions bill after the Samajwadi Party succeeded in blocking the legislation from being passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Quota bill strike: Meet the unsuspecting victims
The indefinite strike by 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh against the quota in promotions bill has shut down key departments and left people trying to get work done in uncertainty.
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Mulayam's man snatched quota bill, Sonia Gandhi tried to intervene
A Samajwadi Party MP literally stopped Lok Sabha proceedings mid-step today when he snatched the quota for promotions bill that Minister V Narayanasamy was reading from his hand. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who sitting next to the minster, tried to take back the bill from the SP man, but could not.
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Quota bill row: Samajwadi Party workers stop trains at Varanasi
Many workers of the Samajwadi Party have stopped trains in Varanasi to protest against the quota in promotions bill. They are also threatening self-immolation.
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Rajya Sabha clears quota in promotions bill, Lok Sabha test ahead
The government managed to pass the quota in promotions bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Despite strong opposition from the Samajwadi Party, the bill finally got the backing of 194 members while 10 voted against the legislation in a House of 245. But the bigger hurdle is in the Lok Sabha where the SP has a larger chunk with 23 MPs. Parliamentary A...
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To counter quota bill, Mulayam's party raises issue of reservation for Muslims: 10 developments
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 for Muslims in government jobs.
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Quota in Promotions Bill: Voting in Rajya Sabha today; government accepts BJP's amendments
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 clause that guarantees efficiency of administration.
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CBI probe against Mulayam Singh Yadav a conspiracy: Samajwadi Party
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.
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After FDI, quota war now threatens to stall Parliament
The portents of a Mayawati-Mulayam clash holding up Parliament proceedings over a "quota in promotions bill" were clear even as the two UP powerhouses played their parts in the retail FDI script to help the government win a crucial vote in both Houses last week.
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Mayawati warns govt, says quota bill must be passed... or else
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).
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All-party meeting on promotion quota bill fails to break deadlock
An all-party meeting called by Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari today to resolve differences over the promotions quota bill ended without a solution. This comes following an uproar in Rajya Sabha over the contentious bill that ended in the House being adjourned for the day.
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Should reservations extend to promotions in government jobs?
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Uttar Pradesh government's policy of reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions has sparked a controversy.
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In Supreme Court, Centre's Strong Pitch For SC/ST Quota In Promotions
Affirmative action will be illusory if government employees from most backward communities - scheduled caste and scheduled tribes - are not given reservations in promotions, the centre's top law officer KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Friday. Mr Venugopal said SC/ST employees were presumed to be backward due to more than thousand years of de...
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Government Favours Quota In Promotions, Says Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot
Expressing its commitment for reservation for SC, ST and OBC in promotion, the government today sought the cooperation of the Congress in creating the right atmosphere before a law could be enacted to give the proposal the statutory backing.
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Congress Accuses BJP of U-Turn on Quota in Promotions
Accusing the Narendra Modi government of U-turn on the issue of reservation in promotions for weaker sections in public sector banks, the Congress today said it will "expose" the BJP during the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar.
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Quota bill: Govt employees in Uttar Pradesh call off strike
Around 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh called off their strike against the quota in promotions bill after the Samajwadi Party succeeded in blocking the legislation from being passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Quota bill strike: Meet the unsuspecting victims
The indefinite strike by 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh against the quota in promotions bill has shut down key departments and left people trying to get work done in uncertainty.
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Mulayam's man snatched quota bill, Sonia Gandhi tried to intervene
A Samajwadi Party MP literally stopped Lok Sabha proceedings mid-step today when he snatched the quota for promotions bill that Minister V Narayanasamy was reading from his hand. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who sitting next to the minster, tried to take back the bill from the SP man, but could not.
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Quota bill row: Samajwadi Party workers stop trains at Varanasi
Many workers of the Samajwadi Party have stopped trains in Varanasi to protest against the quota in promotions bill. They are also threatening self-immolation.
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Rajya Sabha clears quota in promotions bill, Lok Sabha test ahead
The government managed to pass the quota in promotions bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Despite strong opposition from the Samajwadi Party, the bill finally got the backing of 194 members while 10 voted against the legislation in a House of 245. But the bigger hurdle is in the Lok Sabha where the SP has a larger chunk with 23 MPs. Parliamentary A...
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To counter quota bill, Mulayam's party raises issue of reservation for Muslims: 10 developments
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 for Muslims in government jobs.
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Quota in Promotions Bill: Voting in Rajya Sabha today; government accepts BJP's amendments
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 clause that guarantees efficiency of administration.
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CBI probe against Mulayam Singh Yadav a conspiracy: Samajwadi Party
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.
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After FDI, quota war now threatens to stall Parliament
The portents of a Mayawati-Mulayam clash holding up Parliament proceedings over a "quota in promotions bill" were clear even as the two UP powerhouses played their parts in the retail FDI script to help the government win a crucial vote in both Houses last week.
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Mayawati warns govt, says quota bill must be passed... or else
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).
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All-party meeting on promotion quota bill fails to break deadlock
An all-party meeting called by Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari today to resolve differences over the promotions quota bill ended without a solution. This comes following an uproar in Rajya Sabha over the contentious bill that ended in the House being adjourned for the day.
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Should reservations extend to promotions in government jobs?
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Uttar Pradesh government's policy of reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions has sparked a controversy.
