Sagar Kamble Two major incidents have raised concern for the inherent social justice angle attached to reservation policies in India: the recent reservation claims by regional ruling castes such as Maratha, Jat, and Patel and the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation for upper castes. Reservation policies are enshrined in the Indian constitution as a part …
EWS Reservation: A Violation of Constitutional Protection for Dalits
Soma Mandal In the recent ruling on the EWS verdict on November 07, 2022, the Supreme Court decided to enforce the 103rd Amendment, which grants 10 per cent reservation to some communities who are poor to uplift their social status. However, according to recently published data on November 02, 2022, by Sanyukta Kanwal, 45 million …
We have ‘Judiciary in India’ and not ‘Judiciary of India’: Sthabir Khora
Sthabir Khora (Transcript of his speech at the ‘Discussion on the Constitutionality and Progressiveness of the EWS Quota for the so-called Upper Castes and the Repercussions for the SC/ST/OBC/Pasmanda Representation‘ held on 25th of Feb, 2019 at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Fort, Mumbai.) Jai Bhim to all, Jai Bhim. The Honorable Mane sir, Kuffirda, …
The Bharat Bandh on 5th March – A Report
Pavan S Khadse March 05, 2019 was a historical & revolutionary day for Bahujans because, for the first time in the country’s history a unity was noticed amongst Bahujans beyond political motives. When I am using the term ‘Bahujan’, it includes SC/ST/OBC and converted religious minorities. Bahujan have always revolted against the brahmanical ideology and …