The Election Commission has decided to slap a show-cause notice on law minister Salman Khurshid for announcing 9% Quota for minorities in UP in the event of Congress assuming power in the state. The Commission has prima facie found that he had violated the model code of conduct by issuing an appeal to voters along communal lines. Even though Congress manifesto is set to formally promise 9% Quota for minorities in...
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Congress robbing OBCs of their rightful share: BJP
-The Economic Times BJP on Tuesday attempted to tap the perceived angst among OBCs over Congress promise for an enhanced Muslim sub-Quota by terming the proposal as an " anti-backward move". It is planning protest march in all 403 constituencies of UP on January 13 with the message that Congress was robbing the OBCs of their "rightful share". Unlike Congress' other rivals, which includes OBC parties that do not have the luxury to...
More »CIC allows RTI applicant to inspect Command Hospital records by Manoj More
The Central Information Commission has ordered the Command Hospital to allow RTI applicant Kannan Nambiar to inspect certain records for as many as six hours. Chief Election Commissioner M L Sharma, who issued the directive last week, rejected the contentions of the Command Hospital for denying information to Nambiar under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Nambiar, a medical vendor, had shot in to limelight in December 2010 when on his...
More »Congress promises 9% UP job Quota for muslims by Bharti Jain
After leaving its rivals in Uttar Pradesh, barring BJP, tongue-tied with its poll-eve announcement of 4.5% minority Quota in central jobs, Congress has flashed yet another ace by wooing the community with the promise of 9% reservation, also within the existing 27% OBC Quota, in state government jobs if voted to power. The promise will be made in Congress' election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh. Salman Khurshid, who is part of the...
More »Government to take states on board over food security bill
-IANS Still nursing the sting of ally Trinamool Congress opposing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha citing issues of federal autonomy, the United Progressive Alliance ( UPA) government wants to take the states into confidence on Sonia Gandhi's dream project - the National Food Security Bill, 2011. The bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha during the winter session of parliament last year and will now go to the standing committee...
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