Parliament approves 10% reservation for general category poor: Highlights

Rajya Sabha passes the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, with 165 'ayes'

4:49 PM

Impossible to accommodate 98% population within 10% quota: BJD

 

BJD's Prasanna Acharya said in the Rajya Sabha that it was practically impossible to accommodate nearly 98 per cent of the population, which is outside the purview of the current reservation system, within a 10 per cent quota. 

4:45 PM

BJD supports quota Bill: Prasanna Acharya

 

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Prasanna Acharya said that while his party has issues with the quota Bill, it supports it. 

4:39 PM

"But when you have broken the barrier of 50 per cent as set by the Supreme Court, I request that OBCs should be given 54 per cent reservation as per their population as opposed to 27 per cent now. Also, the population of Scheduled Castes is also now 25 per cent and they should be given reservation accordingly," Ram Gopal Yadav said in the Rajya Sabha during a debate on the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. 

4:39 PM

While supporting the Constitution amendment Bill to provide 10 per cent quota for upper castes in government service and higher educational institutions, Ram Gopal Yadav said the OBCs were given reservation corresponding to only half their population to ensure that the 50 per cent cap is not breached. 

4:38 PM

50% cap breached, OBCs should get 54% quota: Ram Gopal Yadav

 

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday demanded 54 per cent quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), saying the government had opened the doors for that by breaching the 50 per cent barrier on reservations set by the apex court. (Read more here)  

4:33 PM

Quota Bill needs scrutiny: Derek O'Brien 

 

During the debate on the quota Bill, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said: "In the previous governments, 65-70 per cent Bills used to get passed with scrutiny. Under this government, only 20 per cent have undergone scrutiny."

4:29 PM

Quota Bill an acknowledgement of guilt: Derek O'Brien 

4:26 PM

4:24 PM

Samajwadi Party will support quota Bill: Ram Gopal Yadav

Ram Gopal Yadav said that having said what he did, the Samajwadi Party would support the quota Bill. 

4:22 PM

Ram Gopal Yadav said that reservations could be important if there were jobs, adding that we don't have any jobs.

4:22 PM

"Why did the government wake up now? They are trying to fool India," added Ram Gopal Yadav.

4:21 PM

Ram Gopal Yadav cautioned that this Bill would be challenged in the Supreme Court.

4:21 PM

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said they were supporting the quota Bill, but added that "we should have been consulted". 

4:15 PM

AIADMK stages walk out over quota Bill

 

AIADMK staged a walk out over the quota Bill, saying that the Bill would not be beneficial for Tamil Nadu's people. 

3:42 PM

Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot appealed to the members to pass the quota Bill unanimously.