Tag: 2019 Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi : Opposition parties and political leaders on Monday sought to dismiss as "election gimmick" the Narendra Modi governments move to give 10 percent reservation for economically backward people in the general category, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Union Cabinet on the day approved 10 percent quota for people belonging to "unreserved categories", including Christians and Muslims, in jobs and education with an annual income limit of Rs 8 lakh. Questioning the legality of the move vis-a-vis the Supreme Court putting a cap of 50 per cent...