Opposition parties are skeptical about govt's intention with the ordinance or now the bill, as the hike in reservation will breach 50 per cent ceiling fixed by SC in 1992 Indra Sawhney case...
Ordinance increasing reservation for Scheduled Castes from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and Scheduled Tribes from 3 per cent to 7 per cent, got Governor's assent on Sunday...
Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai made an announcement to this effect after chairing an all-party meeting that was attended by Congress and JD(S) leaders...
D K Shivakumar demands that the state government immediately take a decision on the quota by implementing the Commission report and send it to the Centre...
Notably, the JDU leader has been demanding special status for Bihar, citing loss of revenue and mineral wealth upon creation of Jharkhand, for nearly two decades...