Promotions Quota Bill

• Now Varun Gandhi voices opposition against promotion quota bill

  A day after BJP MP Maneka Gandhi claimed all party MPs from Uttar Pradesh were against promotion quota bill, her son and MP Varun Gandhi has written to party leadership opposing the legislation saying that such a step will drive a wedge between sections of society.

• Quota bill, championed by Mayawati, stalled in Lok Sabha, partly because of BJP

  A proposal to reserve promotion in government jobs for Dalits and tribals has not been cleared by Parliament in this winter session, which ended today. The bill has been championed by Mayawati, who heads the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). She accused the government of letting her down today, arguing that it is not serious about delivering the new law.

• Quota bill: Govt employees in Uttar Pradesh call off strike

  Around 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh called off their strike against the quota in promotions bill after the Samajwadi Party succeeded in blocking the legislation from being passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday.

• Samajwadi Party member regrets snatching quota bill in Lok Sabha yesterday

  Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Yashvir Singh on Thursday regretted snatching a copy of the promotion quota bill from Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy in the Lok Sabha a day ago.

• Quota bill strike: Meet the unsuspecting victims

  The indefinite strike by 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh against the quota in promotions bill has shut down key departments and left people trying to get work done in uncertainty.

• Mulayam's man snatched quota bill, Sonia Gandhi tried to intervene

  A Samajwadi Party MP literally stopped Lok Sabha proceedings mid-step today when he snatched the quota for promotions bill that Minister V Narayanasamy was reading from his hand. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who sitting next to the minster, tried to take back the bill from the SP man, but could not.

• Lok Sabha adjourned twice after uproar over quota bill

  Lok Sabha today witnessed repeated uproar before the quota in promotion bill was to be taken up for consideration, with the Samajwadi Party members storming the Well in protest against the measure.

• Uproar in Lok Sabha over the quota bill

  The Lok Sabha today adjourned following an uproar over quota in promotions in government jobs. The government managed to pass the quota in promotions bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Despite strong opposition from the Samajwadi Party, the bill finally got the backing of 206 members while 10 voted against the legislation in Rajya Sabha which has a...

• Quota bill row: Samajwadi Party workers stop trains at Varanasi

  Many workers of the Samajwadi Party have stopped trains in Varanasi to protest against the quota in promotions bill. They are also threatening self-immolation.

• Rajya Sabha clears quota in promotions bill, Lok Sabha test ahead

  The government managed to pass the quota in promotions bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Despite strong opposition from the Samajwadi Party, the bill finally got the backing of 194 members while 10 voted against the legislation in a House of 245. But the bigger hurdle is in the Lok Sabha where the SP has a larger chunk with 23 MPs. Parliamentary A...

• Quota in promotions bill passed in Rajya Sabha: 10 developments

  The Rajya Sabha has voted in favour of a Bill that seeks to amend the Constitution to allow reservation in government job promotions for Dalits and tribals - 206 votes were cast in favour of the Bill and 10 against it of a total 216. The UPA government is in a minority in the 244-seat Rajya Sabha, but the opposition helped push the legislation thro...

• In protests against quota bill, Sonia Gandhi posters ripped in Lucknow

  Nearly 18 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh are on strike in protest against the efforts in parliament to introduce a new law that would reserve promotions in government jobs for dalits and tribals.

• To counter quota bill, Mulayam's party raises issue of reservation for Muslims: 10 developments

  In a short while from now, the Rajya Sabha will vote on whether promotions in government jobs should be reserved for Dalits and tribals. The Samajwadi Party, which opposes the Bill and will vote against it, has now demanded reservation in promotions for Muslims in government jobs.

• Quota in Promotions Bill: Voting in Rajya Sabha today; government accepts BJP's amendments

  The Rajya Sabha will vote at 6 pm today on whether there should be reservation in promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals, and the BJP is expected to vote in favour of the move now after the government has reportedly agreed to retain a clause that guarantees efficiency of administration.

• Voting on quota bill in Rajya Sabha today; Mulayam Singh Yadav toughens stand

  At 5 pm today, the Rajya Sabha will vote on whether there should be reservations in promotions in government jobs for Dalits and tribals. While the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is pressing for the contentious legislation, her arch-rival Samajwadi Party (SP), led by Mulayam Singh Yadav, is vociferously opposing it.