Big blow to CM Nitish Kumar as Patna HC overturns Bihar's 65% quota increase for Dalits, Backward Classes, Tribals

Credit: DNA- Published on June 20, 2024
The Patna High Court invalidated the Bihar government's decision to increase quotas for Dalits, backward classes, and tribals.

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Bihar

State in Eastern India
Pashupati Kumar Paras, chief of the RLJP, declared his party's departure from the NDA, citing perceived injustice and neglect. Paras highlighted the party's..
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Riding the wave of success from the Bihar Business Connect 2024, the Bihar government is planning to establish special industrial zones across the state. These..
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The BJP's Bihar unit has lodged a police complaint against Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna, alleging he used offensive language against Prime Minister..
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Prashant Kishore, Jan Suraaj boss, vowed to politically bury Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing a rally in Patna, he accused..
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Dalit

Marginalized castes in India and South Asia
Mayawati has questioned the silence of the leader of opposition on the Waqf Amendment Bill. She says both Congress and BJP have failed the Dalit community. She..
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The Congress on Tuesday had accused the BJP of being "anti-Dalit" and demanded an apology from its top leadership after a party leader sprinkled Ganga water at a..
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In 2009, a Dalit girl's tragic death led to a conviction for rape and murder, later overturned by the Supreme Court in 2024. The SC cited inadequate legal..
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the NDA-led Bihar government during the Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan in Patna, highlighting that less than 1% of Biharis..
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Other Backward Class

Term for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in India
Karnataka's caste census report suggests raising reservations for Backward Communities from 32% to 51%, as they constitute nearly 70% of the state's population...
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