Quota In Promotions Bill

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  PM Modi To Address Special Conference In Delhi Ahead Of Women's Quota Bill

  The conference - which PM Modi will address -- is being organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development under the slogan: "From Panchayat to Parliament-Women in Decision-Making: Preparing for a New India".

• Quota bill, championed by Mayawati, stalled in Lok Sabha, partly because of BJP

  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 government of letting her down today, arguing that it is not serious about delivering the new law.

• 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.

• Samajwadi Party member regrets snatching quota bill in Lok Sabha yesterday

  Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Yashvir Singh on Thursday regretted snatching a copy of the promotion quota bill from Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy in the Lok Sabha a day ago.

• 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.

• 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.

• Lok Sabha adjourned twice after uproar over quota bill

  Lok Sabha today witnessed repeated uproar before the quota in promotion bill was to be taken up for consideration, with the Samajwadi Party members storming the Well in protest against the measure.

• Uproar in Lok Sabha over the quota bill

  The Lok Sabha today adjourned following an uproar over quota in promotions in government jobs. 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 206 members while 10 voted against the legislation in Rajya Sabha which has a...

• 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.

• 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...