Chintan Shivir: Congress likely to give 50% quota to SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities in organisation
Congress leader K Raju said that the panel on social justice and empowerment will lead discussions on providing 50% representation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and minorities at all levels of the party organisation.
May 14, 2022, 20:17 PM IST
Drug addicts should be sent to rehabilitation centres, not jail: MoS Ramdas Athawale
MoS Ramdas Athawale said, "There is a provision in the law that people who consume drugs can be sent to jail. Our ministry feels that the accused charged with drug consumption will not be sent to jail but to a rehabilitation centre."
Oct 28, 2021, 07:27 AM IST
Parliamentary panel's historic recommendations for Transgenders
The term `eunuch` refers to only those people who wish to be treated as neither male nor female and embrace a lifestyle that is in conformity with their sexual divergence.
Jul 22, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
Opposition protests alleged move to disband OBC commission
Opposition parties led by the Samajwadi Party on Friday forced a brief adjournment of proceedings in the Rajya Sabha alleging a move to disband the OBC Commission, a charge vehemently denied by the government.
Mar 24, 2017, 13:11 PM IST
Promote inter-caste marriages to end casteism: Ramdas Athawale
"Gau raksha jaruri hai (cow protection is necessary) but who will save humans," newly inducted Union Minister and dalit leader Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday, asserting that incidents like the attack on dalits in Gujarat should not be be allowed to recur.
Jul 21, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
