Topic: Reservations for Muslims
Waqf board to organise protests as Karnataka scraps Muslim reservation
A day after the BJP-led Karnataka government scrapped the 4 per cent reservation being given to Muslims, the Waqf board demanded the restoration of the reservation and claimed that the latest move by the government was an attempt to polarise votes in the poll-bound state.
Thousands take to Mumbai streets for AIMIM’s rally for Muslim reservation
Stepping up the demand for reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi cited that while 83 percent of the community in Maharashtra were landless, only 8 percent of the Marathas were landless.
New SC judgment a threat to Muslim quota in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: Congress leader
Senior Congress politician and Opposition Leader of Telangana Legislative Council, Mohammed Ali Shabbir has said that the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments must take immediate legal measures to protect the 4 per cent Muslim quota in jobs and education sector, warning of a threat to the continuance of the quota in the wake of the recent Supreme Court verdict.
Reservations: Owaisi deserves support of all democrats and votaries of social justice, as Prakash Ambedkar does
Reservations for any community is not a reward for good behavior, or an award for castelessness. It is a right of any minority and a right of any community that does not get fair proportional representation. Muslims are both.
