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The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
DPAR starts collecting data following allegations of flouting rules in reservation in promotions
Following allegations of employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) being denied opportunities in promotion across government departments, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has started collecting information from all departments. The exercise, which began on Tuesday, comes after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah highlighting opportunities being denied to SC/ST employees. Sources said the Chief Minister had asked for a report from the DPAR. The department had also sought information about the present status of backlog posts, status of reservation in promotion, and the percentage of SC/ST employees in all cadres. 'Respective departments have been asked to submit the department promotion committee proceedings, seniority list, and Government Orders issued pertaining to the promotions for verification,' sources said. Earlier, the Karnataka State Government SC/ST Employees Association had also petitioned the government, complaining that seniority was being ignored and promotion was being denied despite the Consequential Seniority Act coming into force in 2017. Association president D. Chandrashekaraiah told The Hindu that the seniority list was not being drawn properly and every effort was being made to 'deny' promotion to SC/ST employees. 'We have flagged the issue to the government multiple times and despite our concerns, seniority is being overlooked by the department promotion committee,' he alleged.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Assam polls 2026: BJP to field new faces, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
The ruling BJP in Assam will bring several new faces as party candidates for the next year's assembly polls. The party has, over the last two days, been engaged in strategy meetings discussing the plans for their manifesto, government's achievements and the poll narrative. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said not all will get tickets this time for, after the delimitation exercise, there has been a surge in the number of constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). BJP is looking to do a hattrick in Assam. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Technology CXO Data Science Finance Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Management PGDM MCA Project Management Data Science Digital Marketing MBA Operations Management Design Thinking healthcare Product Management Data Analytics Degree Leadership Others Public Policy others Healthcare Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Weeks MIT xPRO CERT-MIT XPRO Building AI Prod India Starts on undefined Get Details Analysts have observed that after the delimitation exercise in Assam, the number of Muslim minorities dominated seats has reduced to 22 from 30 seats. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong seeks Prez probe into ST rights violations
Panaji: Accusing the Goa govt of systematically excluding and displacing scheduled tribes (STs), Congress wrote to President Droupadi Murmu asking for a presidential inquiry commission to investigate tribal atrocities, land dispossession, and misuse of laws in Goa and across India. Congress also requested the President to direct the Election Commission to implement political reservation for STs in Goa. "Despite being recognised as STs in 2003 and constituting over 12% of Goa's population, our communities have not been granted any political reservation in the Goa legislative assembly. We fear that for the 2027 assembly elections, we may be denied political representation,' said Ramkrishna Jalmi, the chairman of the Adivasi wing of Congress. 'We strongly oppose the activities of organisations like Janjyati Suraksha Manch (Goa). This is a direct attack on the constitutional status of STs. Tribals do not belong to any one religion – they are the first settlers of this country. Tribals must not be divided or delisted based on religious conversion,' said Jalmi. The party also urged govt to expedite the 9,500 individual forest rights claims pending for years. 'Without forest rights, traditional forest-dwelling tribes are losing access to ancestral lands, forest produce, and livelihoods, facing increasing conflict with forest officials,' he said.
The Hindu
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Vidasam demands recovery of ‘freehold land' from land grabbers and its return to Dalits
The 6 lakh acres of land in Visakhapatnam district, which was declared freehold in violation of G.O. No. 596, should be acquired and returned to the STs, and the reports of the two Special Investigation Teams (SITs), formed during the TDP and YSRCP governments, should be made public, demanded Vistrutha Dalita Sanghala Aikya Vedika (Vidasam) State convener Busi Venkata Rao. A protest was organised by Dalit organisations at the Gandhi statue, near GVMC, on Monday (July 07). Addressing the gathering, Mr. Venkata Rao alleged that some political leaders had grabbed around 6 lakh acres of assigned lands in the district, by taking undue advantage of G.O. issued by the previous government on assigned lands. This was confirmed by the Cabinet Sub Committee. He warned that the kingpins behind the assigned land scam were trying to join the present coalition government and trying to influence the government to legalise the lands grabbed by them. He alleged that the land grabbers had got their names included after removing the names of the original landholders and converting the land into 'freehold'. He alleged that some influential persons in the present government were advising that only registration fee should be collected from the 'land grabbers'. He demanded that the government should acquire the freehold lands and reallocate them to the Dalits. He also sought amendment of the G.O. to ensure that purchase and sale of these lands should be allowed only between those belonging to one community. Dalit leader Omkar, who presided over the meeting, criticised the coalition government for failing to initiate any action on the police officials, who had beaten three youths with lathis on the road, in full public view. Another leader T. Srirama Murthy alleged that not even a case was filed by the police when a Dalit area was ostracised by the villagers in Mallam village in Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan's constituency. Dalit leaders K. Chinna Rao, Thantadi Kiran Kumar, Kothapalli Venkata Ramana, Bagam Gopala, Maturu Srinivasa Rao, Sodadasi Sudhakar and D. Nirmala were among those who participated.
Time of India
29-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
AIMIM prepares for Jubilee Hills bypoll: Eyes seat after backing BRS in 2023; Muslim, SC vote split may impact Congress, BRS prospects
HYDERABAD: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is preparing the ground to contest the forthcoming by-election to the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency in the city. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The bypoll to the seat was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA, Maganti Gopinath of the BRS. The bypoll is crucial for all the major political parties - Congress, BRS, BJP and AIMIM - as its result is expected to influence the elections to 150 wards of the GHMC, which are likely to be held by year-end or early next year. The AIMIM had contested this seat in the 2014 and 2023 assembly elections, finishing second and fourth, respectively. The constituency has a sizable population of Muslim and SC voters. AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP has directed the party leaders to prepare for the bypoll. There is speculation that both BRS and Congress may consider holding talks with the AIMIM, as a split in the Muslim vote bank could mar the chances of both parties. The BRS has not lost this seat since the formation of Telangana state. Political observers said the AIMIM contesting the 2023 assembly polls boosted the victory prospects of the then-ruling BRS. In the polls, MIM candidate Mohammed Rashed Farazuddin secured nearly 8,000 votes, finishing fourth. In the 2014 election, AIMIM's Naveen Yadav polled nearly 42,000 votes and finished second. The party did not contest the seat in 2018. The talk in political circles is that the AIMIM entering the electoral battle from Jubilee Hills in the 2023 poll was allegedly to help the BRS. It was more of a friendly sort of contest, said the political analysts. However, the AIMIM, which had openly supported the BRS in the 2023 assembly elections, appears to have changed its strategy after the Congress came to power in the state in Dec 2023. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi appealed to the Muslims to support some of the Congress candidates. However, a senior leader said the party is extending issue-based support to Congress govt. "Our main objective is the development of Muslims, SCs, STs, BCs, EWS, and other marginalised communities. Any move to support the govt will be taken keeping in view the welfare of these sections and the development of the Old City. We have started working in Jubilee Hills. As far as contesting elections or finalising the candidate for the bypoll is concerned, the party will decide at an appropriate time," said a senior leader of the AIMIM.
