The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government last week abolished religion-based reservations by scrapping 4 per cent reservation given to Muslims in Karnataka under the 2B of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
Victim's sister calls it caste crime as he belonged to the SC Adi Dravida community, whereas the mob, Vanniyars belong to the Most Backward Caste (MBC), which falls under the OBC category in Tamil Nadu.
The cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here, gave its nod to implement ‘Mukhya Mantri Roshni Yojana’ as per the budget announcement of the CM. Under the scheme, 17550 free electricity connections will be provided to poor families during the current financial year.
The Central government on Wednesday raised the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for OBC reservation for securing government jobs to Rs.8 lakh…
