Telangana government – talk of reducing Muslim job quota is fake news
oi-Foziya Khan
Published: Monday, November 21, 2022, 20:56 [IST]
Hyderabad, November 21 – The Telangana government on Sunday clarified that it is not reducing the Muslim quota in government jobs and said that no such rule or discussion has taken place. It termed any such talk as 'fake news'. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government said, "The Telangana State and Subordinate Services Rules 1996 was recently amended to increase the reservation for Scheduled Tribes from 6% to 10%. Muslim
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No change has been made in the said rules regarding reservation.
It is at 4% and remains unchanged. The statement further asked citizens "not to follow fake news or false rumors that are constantly being circulated online." It is urged not to give any credence to the false news and action will also be initiated against those spreading such false rumours." On 18 November, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee's Political Affairs Committee convener Mohammad Ali Shabbir told the Telangana government to Expressed serious concern over reports of reducing the Muslim quota in jobs from the existing 4% to 3%.Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday, Shabbir Ali informed that he has written to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) I have written a letter asking for clarification.
"As you are aware that 14 socially and economically backward groups, which are placed under the BC-E category, are entitled to 4% quota in government jobs and educational institutions since 2004-05 (initially, it 5% and it was reduced to 4% in 2007-08 as per the directions of the High Court). This was challenged in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and then the matter went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court stayed it in March 2010. and ordered the 4% Muslim quota to continue till the matter is finally resolved by the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court. The matter is pending hearing in the Supreme Court," Shabbir Ali wrote to KCR said in his letter. Shabbir Ali said the Congress would approach the court if the TRS government "does not rectify its mistake and restore the 4% Muslim quota".
Story first published: Monday, November 21, 2022, 20:56 [IST]
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