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Law

Reservation is not a fundamental right, says Supreme Court, rejects petitions by political parties over NEET admission in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2020

The political parties had filed petitions asking the court to ensure that 50% of OBC candidates get admission in medical colleges out of the seats that Tamil Nadu surrenders under All India Quota.

News Reports

Several govt job examinations have seen higher cut-off mark for OBCs compared to general category, here are the reasons

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2019

In several competitive exams, cut-off mark for OBC category candidates was more than the cut-off for general category

News Reports

BJP doesn’t want Dalits becoming rich: Mayawati plays the caste card after brother’s benami property gets attached

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2019

Mayawati alleged that BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) didn't want 'people from the backward castes to do better.'

News Reports

‘If Modi was really OBC, RSS would not have let him become PM’, Mayawati questions Modi’s caste again

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2019

Mayawati says that son of former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is real backward, but Modi is fake backward

Fact-Check

Fact check: Mayawati lied that Narendra Modi included his caste in OBC list when he was Gujarat CM

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2019

Mayawati is lying by saying that Modi made his caste OBC when he was Gujarat CM

While Congress questions the ‘timing’ of Modi govt’s 10% reservation bill, here is what they did in 2014 with the Jat quota bill

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

The Congress party has made much hue and cry about the NDA government's decision to secure a 10% reservation for economically weaker sections among the unreserved class in government jobs and education.

Here are 4 lies being spread about 10% reservation to the economically backward section of society

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

The Narendra Modi government, in a historic move, introduced the 124th constitutional amendment that paved the way for 10% reservation to economically backward people.

10% reservation for the poor: Contrary to claims, here is why it might not encroach on the 50% reservation cap

Nupur J Sharma - 9 January, 2019

The current 10% reservation introduced by Modi govt, granted by the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill would not breach the 50% reservation limit set by the Indra Sawhney judgement

Fact-Check

Arvind Kejriwal and Jignesh Mevani further dangerous lies about Modi govt planning to end reservation for SC, ST, OBC

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

Kejriwal claimed that he had talked with several people and all of them believed what Mevani claimed was actually what the BJP was thinking. "Very dangerous," he said.

Opinions

SP-BSP to indulge in shadow boxing with Congress to divide upper caste votes? Newspaper report fuels speculations

Nupur J Sharma - 19 December, 2018

In the coming months, we can certainly expect several comments from SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati against Rahul Gandhi and Congress' overall strategy to consolidate upper caste votes.

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