UP govt sets up OBC Commission; panchayat polls to be held after assembly polls
Now, it is almost official that the three-tier panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh will be held after the crucial 2027 assembly polls.
Now, it is almost official that the three-tier panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh will be held after the crucial 2027 assembly polls.
Telangana Jagruthi President Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Thursday said that Delimitation should be linked with an OBC sub-quota instead of the Women's Reservation Bill so that OBC women can get their rightful share of representation.
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Friday announced the constitution of five new cultural & development boards for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities in the state.
The buzz also is that the Panchayat elections scheduled this year may be postponed after the 2027 Assembly elections, due to 'administrative and technical reasons'.
“If the government listens to certain pressures (from OBC leaders including Food & Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal) and if anything goes wrong, we will challenge the 1994 GR in court which gave our reservation to others. We will not spare anyone then. We will ensure that the 1994 GR is also withdrawn,” he warned the OBC leaders.
The scheme was so long applicable to the SC and ST categories.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Gujarat BJP's office in Gandhinagar.
Narendra Modi said, "Congress intends to create a situation in UP like that of Karnataka."
Amidst the furore over alleged cancellation of Aadhaar cards in districts, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that the state would issue alternative Aadhaar cards to those, who have far found their cards deactivated.
Gehlot said, "PM's caste was that of a business community, people from Jain, Maheshwari, and Agarwal communities commonly use Modi surname."
