10% quota bill a Jumla or just a political propaganda.. will this pass from parliament houses?
Is this 10% quota bill for General categories a Jumla, political propaganda? Why now, not earlier?
Job Quota Bill: A cabinet note was prepared three days before the special meeting held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official home, without any mention of the quota bill, for the sake of utmost stealth.
Reservation for upper castes Updates: The Narendra Modi government on Monday approved 10% reservation to economic weaker section in upper castes in government jobs and educational institutions. Those earning below Rs 8 lakh will be able to avail the benefits, initial reports said.
The government now needs to bring a constitutional amendment bill in the Parliament to enforce the decision. The bill is likely to be tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday. Reacting on the development, Congress MP and National Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi questioned the timing of the decision.
The government now needs to bring a constitutional amendment bill in the Parliament to enforce the decision. The bill is likely to be tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday. Reacting on the development, Congress MP and National Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi questioned the timing of the decision.
Social justice and empowerment minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot introduced The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenth- Four Amendment) Bill 2019 amid slogan shouting by opposition Congress over the citizenship amendment bill.
The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and was brought to the Upper House after the sitting of the House was extended by a day.
Congress members wanted home minister Rajnath Singh to first come to the House and make a statement on the bill that provides non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan Indian citizenship.
Gehlot said the bill is in line with PM Modi’s assertion when he assumed power in 2014 that his government would be devoted to the cause of the poor and work for ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’. Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi were present in the House when the bill was passed. The government will table the bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Intervening in the debate on the bill earlier in the day, Union minister Arun Jaitley said most political parties had in their election manifestoes promised bringing reservation for the economically backward. Taking a dig at the opposition, he said this “jumla (a term BJP’s opponents have used for this bill)” was a part of their promises. He explained that though several attempts have been made to give reservation to the economically backward, it was shot down by the SC as the right process was not adopted. Jaitley told Congress’ KV Thomas that his apprehension of this bill not getting passed before the term of the present Lok Sabha ended was misplaced.
He said Article 368 of the Constitution has a provision that for any amendment to the Fundamental Rights, the bill does not have to be ratified by half of the states. This bill seeks to make amendments to Article 15 and 16 of the Constitution. “Just as equals cannot be treated unequally, unequals cannot be treated equally,” he said. He emphasised that the SC order in the Indra Sawhney case on the 50% cap was only in the context of Article 16, clause 4, which applies to the socially and educationally backward.
Intervening in the debate on the bill earlier in the day, Union minister Arun Jaitley said most political parties had in their election manifestoes promised bringing reservation for the economically backward. Taking a dig at the opposition, he said this “jumla (a term BJP’s opponents have used for this bill)” was a part of their promises. He explained that though several attempts have been made to give reservation to the economically backward, it was shot down by the SC as the right process was not adopted. Jaitley told Congress’ KV Thomas that his apprehension of this bill not getting passed before the term of the present Lok Sabha ended was misplaced.
He said Article 368 of the Constitution has a provision that for any amendment to the Fundamental Rights, the bill does not have to be ratified by half of the states. This bill seeks to make amendments to Article 15 and 16 of the Constitution. “Just as equals cannot be treated unequally, unequals cannot be treated equally,” he said. He emphasised that the SC order in the Indra Sawhney case on the 50% cap was only in the context of Article 16, clause 4, which applies to the socially and educationally backward.
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