The state government has recommended amending the Constitution to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes, shifting the responsibility to the Centre. This article discusses the background, rationale, and current status of the recommendation.
The Court suo motu impleaded the Central government as an additional respondent in the petition which also sought proper implementation of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the NALSA case.
The State last month issued an advertisement inviting applications for over 200 posts of law officers of various categories. A lawyer has challenged the advertisement.
Data submitted in the Rajya Sabha also revealed that the representation of persons from SC, ST and OBC communities declined in the first seven years of the Modi government.
Lately, the BJP has made it clear that it aims to mobilise Dalit Muslims, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself asking BJP leaders to reach out to Pasmanda Muslims. But, will it benefit intended communities?