The Adivasi wing of the Congress on Monday raised several key demands, including an increase in reserved seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to reflect their growing numbers, enhanced quota representation in the higher judiciary
Patna High Court’s judgment overturning the Bihar government’s attempt to increase reservation quotas for marginalised communities beyond the Supreme Court mandated 50 per cent limit marks a pivotal moment in Indian politics.
“When the BJP forms the government, we will put an end to this unconstitutional Muslim reservation. It is the right of SC, ST and OBCs of Telangana and we will ensure they get their rights,” announced the Union home Minister.
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the upper house by voice vote.
Loans given to persons belonging to the SC community by the banks as well as under various loan schemes, such as Stand up India and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana will be reviewed in the meeting.
A Meeting was held with some of the NGOs/experts/states working in the field of beggary for comprehensive rehabilitation of people engaged in the act of begging.
Responding to the queries of several members regarding Lal Dora, the CM said that soon the Registry Scheme would be implemented for the people living outside Lal Dora area in the villages.
Taking up various pleas pertaining to alleged hurdles in granting reservation in promotions to SCs and STs in various states, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao directed the Advocate on Records of state governments to identify issues peculiar to them and submit those within two weeks.
The chairperson, Kaur said it has been brought to the notice of the Commission by various organisations belonging to the SCs that most of the villages, towns, schools, mohallas, Basti, streets, Dharamshalas and societies in the state have caste-based names.
Suresh made this tongue-in-cheek remark while taking part in a meeting here on Saturday which is the 158th birth anniversary of hugely popular social reformer Ayyankali, who worked for the advancement of deprived and untouchable people in the princely state of Travancore.
