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Hans India
7 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
CM Mohan Yadav to clear several key proposals in Cabinet meeting ahead of Monsoon session
Bhopal: After returning from a week-long foreign tour, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will chair a Cabinet meeting, during which he is likely to brief about the investment proposals received from the United Arab Emirates and Spain. Apart from investment proposals received, Chief Minister Yadav will share the positive outcome from his visit to UAE and Spain during the Cabinet meeting. Discussion on allotment of land based on investment proposals is also likely to be discussed in the Cabinet, sources told IANS. On Monday, Chief Minister Yadav informed that the Madhya Pradesh government has received investment proposals worth over Rs 11,000 crore from the UAE and Spain, and multiple memoranda of understanding (MoUs) have been inked with a long-term vision. The proposed investment will open enormous opportunities across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, tourism, films, textiles, sports, data analytics and artificial intelligence. The Cabinet will also discuss issues to be taken up during the upcoming Monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, set to commence from July 28. The Cabinet is expected to approve supplementary budget, official sources aware of the matter said. Meanwhile, the Cabinet is also likely to approve key Bills to be presented before the House for discussion. Sources said that the BJP government is likely to present a Bill on reservation for the Other Backward Class. Chief Minister Yadav had earlier indicated that his government would bring the new Bill on reservation in the House. The session, which is scheduled to conclude on August 8, will have 10 sittings. The adjournment motion, attention notices will be accepted on July 22. Chief Minister is also likely to discuss on shortage of fertiliser during the Cabinet. There has been a flood of complaints regarding the farmers struggling to get fertiliser from government-run distribution centres. The opposition Congress has also been raising the issue.
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Minority colleges to challenge ‘illegal' govt reservations in FYJC seats in HC
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions (MAMEI), along with some minority colleges from the city, will file a petition in the Bombay high court on Wednesday, challenging social reservations in the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process for 2025-26 for vacant seats in minority colleges. The association claims the state has, without official notification, altered the seat allocation on the centralised admission portal by applying Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) quotas to Open Category seats in minority colleges. This, they argue, violates long-established legal protections granted to minority institutions. According to MAMEI, minority colleges follow a court-approved structure, 50% seats for the minority community, 10% in-house, 5% management and 35% general category—which includes sports and ex-servicemen quotas. The association says this structure has been upheld repeatedly by both the Bombay high court and the Supreme Court, including in a 2001 case where a similar state attempt was struck down. Despite a formal letter to school education minister Dada Bhuse, the association says no response was received, prompting it to take legal action. 'The government is bypassing the legal framework without even issuing a proper resolution or circular,' said a representative. Four Jain minority colleges—including institutions in Nagpur—have already filed separate petitions before the Bombay high court and its Nagpur bench. Another petition has been submitted by Solapur's Walchand College. Christian colleges from Nagpur may also join the legal fight. The controversy began when minority colleges noticed discrepancies after the state uploaded the 2025-26 seat matrix on its official portal. On June 10, through a government resolution, the government again clarified that minority colleges can fill 50% seats from their respective communities. The remaining vacant seats could be passed on to other minorities and, if still unfilled, surrendered to the central pool where, it claimed, standard reservations apply.
Deccan Herald
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Bengal cabinet nod for revision of OBC list, inclusion of new castes
These 76 new castes would be added to the existing 64 ethnic groups on the Other Backward Class (OBC) list in the state, official said.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
ABVP-NSUI clash at DU: Protest march, cow dung smeared on DUSU office after Rahul Gandhi's visit
Tensions soared at Delhi University's North Campus on Monday as the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held a protest march and one of its leaders smeared cow dung on Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) president Ronak Khatri's office. The incidents followed a controversy surrounding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's unannounced visit to the campus last week. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had visited the Delhi University to interact with students from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) communities. According to the university proctor's office, the visit was conducted without prior permission and disrupted student governance operations. "Rahul Gandhi has done this for the second time... coming to the university without any intimation and information," the office said in an official statement. The ABVP's 'Chhatra Samman Yatra' began at Kirori Mal College and concluded at the DUSU office, with participants alleging that Gandhi's visit on May 22 created "chaos" and violated institutional protocol. Live Events The protestors also accused the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) members of misbehaving with DUSU secretary Mitravinda Karnawal during the event. The controversy took a provocative turn when Rishab Choudhary, an ABVP leader and the organization's presidential candidate for the last 2024-25 DUSU elections, posted a video on Instagram showing himself applying cow dung on the nameplate and office of the DUSU president. "Khatri put cow dung in the principal's office and also misbehaved with professors. Today, I am applying it in his office," Choudhary is heard saying in the video. This action appears to be a reference to a recent incident from April, when a video went viral showing the principal of Lakshmibai College applying cow dung to classroom walls as part of a research initiative. That act drew criticism and in response, Khatri allegedly smeared cow dung in the principal's office in protest, further escalating tensions on campus. Reacting to the ABVP's accusations, the DUSU president issued a sharp statement on X, "On May 22, Rahul Gandhi came to Delhi University to listen to the problems of SC, ST, OBC and EWS students. Soon after, the Council and the Sangh began spreading false propaganda against him in the university." Khatri directly challenged the ABVP, saying, "If the Sangh really allows raising the voice of the Dalits, the deprived and the exploited, then you too come forward and talk about the rights of the students - but I am sure that you will never get this permission. I still hope that you will do some positive work in the interest of Dalit, oppressed and deprived students."
Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Cow dung smeared on DUSU president's office; fresh standoff breaks out between ABVP, NSUI
A fresh standoff broke out between the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday after the walls of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) president's office were found smeared with cow dung. Speaking to The Indian Express, DUSU president Ronak Khatri alleged that the act was carried out by Rishabh Chaudhary, the ABVP presidential candidate in the 2024-25 student election. 'I did not go to the office today because of my exams. I was told by my peers that they saw Chaudhary outside the DUSU office, and the incident reportedly took place around 1.30 pm,' Khatri, an NSUI leader, said. Speaking with The Indian Express, Chaudhary clarified that the act was done in his capacity but claimed the ABVP 'stands with him'. 'Khatri did something similar in the office of a DU college principal, despite her claiming it was for experimental purposes. We need to teach such people a lesson by doing the same things they do to others.' He added, 'The sad part is that he has been demeaning the use of cow dung and cow urine in a country like India and has been filling the brains of students as if it is a bad thing. But it's not.' However, when reached for comment, Harsh Attri, ABVP's national media convenor, said, 'I have no comment on whether ABVP stands with Chaudhary's act or not. But Khatri's actions have been displeasing among many students on campus, and there is going to be retaliation from the DU student community,' Attri said. The incident comes weeks after a similar controversy erupted at Delhi's Lakshmibai College, where cow dung was applied on the walls of a classroom by Principal Suman Sharma. Later, Khatri, in retaliation, smeared the cow dung on the principal's office. Principal Suman Sharma had claimed that the act was 'experimental' and aimed at exploring the natural cooling properties of cow dung amid Delhi's extreme summer temperatures. Photographs and videos from that incident sparked outrage online, with many calling it unscientific and unsanitary. Sharma, however, defended the move, claiming it was 'part of Indian traditional knowledge.' The fresh standoff between the student bodies came following a controversy surrounding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to the campus last week. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had visited the Delhi University to interact with students from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) communities. According to the university proctor's office, the visit was conducted without prior permission and disrupted student governance operations. 'Rahul Gandhi has done this for the second time… coming to the university without any intimation and information,' the office said in an official statement.
