Seeking to project the image that her party's base was not limited to Scheduled Castes, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said that she is willing to support a separate bill to provide reservation in promotion to backwards in government jobs. Favouring early implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations, Mayawati also sought to target arch rival Samajwadi Party by claiming that the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has failed to...
03:51 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Upset with the UPA government for not being able to pass the SC/ST promotion quota bill in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session, BSP chief Mayawati said that though she has warned the government, she isn't planning to withdraw her support. ...
02:30 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Parliament lost over 106 hours during the month-long Winter session which was marred by turmoil over issues like foreign direct investment and quota in promotions, but managed to pass some key legislations including banking reforms bill. Much of the time of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha was wasted because of uproar over FDI in multi-brand retail, over which government finally emerged victorious in voting after marathon debate...
07:30 PM, Dec 20, 2012
The controversial bill for quota in government job promotions on Thursday faced obstacle in the Lok Sabha with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party opposing its consideration for different reasons. ...
02:18 PM, Dec 20, 2012
P Chidambaram made a strong case for governance reforms so that quick decisions can be taken in the interest of the nation. ...
02:12 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Samajwadi Party member Yashvir Singh, who had stunned the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by snatching a copy of the quota bill from Minister V Narayanasamy, on Thursday expressed regret over the incident. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said the member had expressed regret over the unfortunate incident which had shaken the foundation of democracy. ...
01:49 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Unfazed by Samajwadi Party's strong protest which led to a scuffle in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the government said the bill for providing quota in government job promotion will be taken up in the House on Thursday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath termed as 'deplorable' the incident in which SP member Yashvir Singh snatched the Constitution (117th Amendment) Bill from Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasamy. ...
06:44 PM, Dec 19, 2012
There was a major drama in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when a Samajwadi Party MP, Yashvir Singh, snatched the SC/ST Quota in Promotion Bill (Constitution (117th Amendment)) from Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasami while he was reading it in the House. Congress President Sonia Gandhi tried to snatch the Bill back from the Samajwadi Party MP but failed to do so. ...
03:45 PM, Dec 19, 2012
The Lok Sabha will on Wednesday take up the Constitutional amendment for reservation in promotion for SC and ST in government jobs or the quota bill. The bill has already been passed in the Rajya Sabha despite strong opposition from the Samajwadi Party. The bill faces more trouble in the Lok Sabha with the Samajwadi Party against it and now even BJP in two minds. ...
08:26 AM, Dec 19, 2012
After much debate and opposition from the Samajwadi Party, the quota bill on promotions in government services was passed in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was passed almost unanimous with 206 voting for and only 10 against it, despite the Samajwadi Party disrupting both houses to protest the bill. ...
06:49 AM, Dec 18, 2012
Seeking to take the sting out of SP's counter to SC/ST quota in promotion bill, Congress on Monday said it was also for a fair deal to Muslims but the issue was "not contrary or contradictory" to the proposed measure. AICC also dismissed charges that the government was blackmailing SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to ensure his party's support on ticklish issues like FDI in retail. ...
03:39 AM, Dec 18, 2012
The bill for providing quota to members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in promotion in government jobs was on Monday passed in the Rajya Sabha by an overwhelming majority. As many as 184 votes were cast in favour of the bill while there were eight votes against it. ...
07:19 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Strongly opposed to quota for government job promotions, the Samajwadi Party on Monday asked the government to rethink on the bill, warning that it could have a very serious fallout and may be challenged in court. Participating in a debate on the bill in Rajya Sabha, Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) said government was pushing the constitutional amendment bill just "for some people", an apparent reference to the Bahujan Samaj Party...
06:49 PM, Dec 17, 2012
IBN7's managing editor Ashutosh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Quota Bill on promotions. ...
05:36 PM, Dec 17, 2012
The BJP has issued a whip to its MPs to vote for the SC/ST quota bill. Meanwhile, SP MPs continued to protests against the bill in both the Lok sabha and the Rajya Sabha. ...
12:40 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Parliament continued to be deadlocked over the promotions quota bill. The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11:30 am after a ruckus erupted in the House with protests against quota in promotions for SC/STs in government jobs. The Samajwadi Party MPs sought quota for Muslims as per the Sachar committee. ...
11:22 AM, Dec 17, 2012
The Bharatiya Janata Party has issued whips to its MPs to to vote in favour of the quota in promotions bill amid voices of dissent that are coming not just from the principle opposition party but also the Congress. The Samajwadi Party is accusing the government of using the CBI against it, ahead of the crucial vote. ...
07:40 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Voices of dissent within the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the controversial bill providing reservation to SCs/STs in promotions in government jobs became audible on Sunday. This a day before the bill would be put to vote in the Rajya Sabha. ...
11:58 PM, Dec 16, 2012
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday alleged the UPA government at the Centre was conspiring to trap party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in the CBI net for not supporting the FDI in retail and a bill on quota in promotions. ...
09:30 PM, Dec 16, 2012
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday dubbed as "mere political posturing" the threat of the Samajwadi Party to review its outside support to UPA if the SC/ST quota bill is passed. ...
06:26 PM, Dec 16, 2012
