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Protest against Maratha GR: In Nagpur, OBCs to hit the streets from Oct
September 08, 2025 10:41 pm
Maharashtra minister and senior OBC leader from the NCP Chhagan Bhujbal has already expressed concerns over the GR and announced he will fight a legal battle if OBC interests are compromised
Fadnavis hails SC directive reconfirming 27% OBC quota in Maharashtra local body polls
August 05, 2025 12:42 am
NCP SP legislator Jitendra Awhad also hailed the apex court order. However, he accused the Mahayuti government of wasting three years due to vested interest
For the first time, SC introduces OBC quota for staff recruitment
July 06, 2025 8:36 am
Though the court had a quota for SC/STs, the Rules did not have any provision for OBC quota. Now, it has happened for the first time under CJI B R Gavai
Bengal Quota row | HC puts stay on OBC list, asks state: ‘Why not wait for SC order?’
June 18, 2025 2:50 am
This comes days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the new OBC list in the Assembly
‘Reservation business has become like a railway’: Supreme Court while hearing OBC quota in Maharashtra local body polls
May 07, 2025 8:07 am
Justice Surya Kant said this as Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for a petitioner, assailed the recommendations of the Jayant Kumar Banthia Commission,
‘Congress MLAs will stage dharna outside CM office if panel report on OBC quota not made public’
December 18, 2024 3:25 am
Amit Chavda said the state's BJP-run government has ignored the Jhaveri Commission report as well as the Supreme Court's instructions and discriminated against the OBC communities.
No OBC group too small as BJP goes micro, Congress ups game in Maharashtra
November 08, 2024 10:41 pm
PM Modi kicks off campaign linking Congress’s caste census demand to “weakening of OBCs”; with seat list in hand, does course-correction to tap into their anger on Maratha quota issue
OBC reservation doubled in Chhattisgarh’s panchayat, urban bodies
October 29, 2024 4:52 am
The new provision will also apply to state-level reserved positions such as district panchayat chairpersons, municipal corporation mayors, and municipality chairpersons.
Member of Modi govt-appointed panel on OBC quota backs caste census, SC/ST sub-classification
August 28, 2024 6:56 pm
J K Bajaj says a caste census would generate crucial socio-economic database, while sub-classification would ensure better distribution of quota
Panchamasali Lingayat council asks Karnataka govt to clarify legal stand on OBC quota demand
July 24, 2024 3:57 pm
Inclusion in the OBC 2A category will allow the Panchamasali Lingayat community to benefit from 15 per cent quota in government jobs and educational opportunities
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