News on Reservation Issue

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IIMs keep quiet on OBC reservation

Posted on 10 Apr 2006 # ANI
Ahmedabad: The IIM-Ahmedabad director Bakul Dholakia refused to comment on Government’s proposal on reservations for backward sections in the IIMs.

Talking to the reporters after the meeting of the directors of the six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) here on

Monday, Bakul Dholakia said, "We have yet to received the circular, therefore it is not proper to comment anything on the issue." Read More...

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PM should clarify on reservation issue: Rajnath

Press Trust of India

Jashpur (Chhatisgarh), April 10, 2006

The BJP on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should clarify the correct position regarding the move to reserve seats in IITs, IIMs and medical courses in the wake of Human Resource Development minister Arjun Singh "changing" his version.

"HRD Minister Arjun Singh announced reservation in the Institutions for backward class students. For two days, he kept saying it was the PM's decision. Yesterday he has said no such decision has been taken." BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters here before resuming his "Bharat Suraksha Yatra". Read More...

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BJP asks PM to drop Arjun

June 9, 2006
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10: BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to drop Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh from the Cabinet for "violating" the model code of conduct by announcing a proposal for reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central educational institutions. Read More...

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Reservation to compromise quality: IMA

Fearing a drop in quality of healthcare, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today said the proposal for 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in professional educational Read More...

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Reservation move is a month old

Vineeta Pandey

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 01:31 IST

NEW DELHI: The draft bill to facilitate reservation of seats for OBCs was moved by the HRD ministry a month ago.

The bill seeks to introduce reservation for socially and educationally backward classes for admission into 19 central government universities, seven IITs, six IIMs, and AIIMS. Read More...