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Quota Kerfuffle in Karnataka

Quota Kerfuffle in Karnataka At the Cabinet Meeting in Karnataka, the administration abolished the nearly three-decades-old 4% Reservation for Muslims in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category and gave the remaining 2% to the state's two largest landowner communities, the Veerashaiva Lingayats and Vokkaligas. About The Cabinet resolved to eliminate the 4% reservation granted to Muslims under Category 2B and to exclude them from the OBC category. Under the newly framed 2C and 2D categories respectively, Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva ­Lingayats have got an equal share of this. The reserve quantum increased as a result of the adjustment from 4% to…

01 April, 2023 Rajya sabha

NOMINATION TO RAJYA SABHA

NOMINATION TO RAJYA SABHA Recently, the Central Government nominated 4 members to the Rajya Sabha. Soon, the Legislative Assemblies of 4 states will also elect 16 MPs to Rajya Sabha. Nominated member The four new nominated members in the Rajya Sabha are: Track and field icon -Pt Usha Musician- Ilaiyaraaja Telugu screenwriter- V Vijayendra Prasad, and Philanthropist and spiritual leader- Veerendra Hegade All these members belong to four southern states, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. The upper house of the parliament now has nine nominated members the other five are Lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani, dancer Sonal Man Singh, politician…

09 July, 2022 Rajya sabha

Disruption in the Parliament is the Contempt of the House

Disruption in the Parliament is the Contempt of the House In a first by any Presiding Officer of the legislatures in the country and in the context of rising disruptions, Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today unequivocally held that disruptions of proceedings amount to contempt of the House and disruptors can’t claim it as their privilege to do so. Productivity of Rajya Sabha Speaking on disruptions in the Parliament, Shri Naidu informed that the productivity of Rajya Sabha is being quantified since 1978 and during the first 19 years till 1996, the productivity of the House has been over…

18 September, 2021 Rajya sabha

Rajya Sabha Polls

Rajya Sabha Polls Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution.  However, one-third Members of Rajya Sabha retire after every second year (biennial). A member who is elected for a full term serves for a period of six years.  The election held to fill a vacancy arising otherwise than by retirement of a member on the expiration of his term of office is called ‘Bye-election’. A member elected in a bye-election remains a member for the remainder of the term of the member who has resigned or died or disqualified to be member of the House…

26 June, 2020 Rajya sabha

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