Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities Minister Dr Baljit Kaur, highlighting the unique challenges faced by Punjab, urged theCentre to implement key policy reforms for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs).
Congress leader Imran Masood on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi and BJP-led government at the Centre, saying both the governments have “ignored and suppressed” the interest of the minorities.
Mr Singh also told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that 112 cases of violence against minorities were reported in Pakistan.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken during his official visit to the Middle East following the overthrow of the al-Assad regime, affirmed that the US wants Syria to 'succeed', the State Department said.
The Centre has launched several schemes focusing on education, employment, and infrastructure development to safeguard the rights and improve the lives of minorities which comprise about 19.3 per cent of the country's population.
Reacting to the Bihar caste census data, Rahul Gandhi had pitched for greater rights for OBCs and SCs/STs based on their population.
SP MP Dimple Yadav said her party wants to ensure that the woman standing in the last row also gets her due.
The SP chief wanted to know from the BJP government in UP how much representation of these sections has been made in the appointments of vice-chancellors in the universities of the state.
The grant will be given to only one member of a family and the age limit has been fixed between 21 and 55 years. The annual income of the applicant shall not exceed Rs 1.50 lakh in rural areas and Rs 2 lakh in urban areas.
This comment came after US former President Barack Obama, during a media interview, said if ethnic minorities are not protected, there is a strong possibility of the country "at some point starts pulling apart".
