Quota bill News
Congress leaders had claimed that the state government would announce a proposal on Wednesday to break the deadlock.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also made it clear that there shall be no stay on the decision to grant quota to general category poor candidates.
The Bill to provide five per cent quota in education and employment to Kapus, Ontari, Balija and Telaga sub-castes was passed unanimously by the House.
The Centre will add approximately two lakh seats or 25 per cent extra seats to government institutions over constitutional amendment to implement 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), said the Finance Minister Piyush Goyal while presenting the Interim Budget 2019 in Lok Sabha on Friday.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitution amendment bill that promises 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in the general category.
He said that a memorandum has already been issued to implement the stipulated quota.
The Act amends Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution to provide quota to the general category people with a family income of up to Rs 8 lakh per anum.
The bill was passed by Parliament on January 9.
President Ram Nath Kovind had on Saturday approved the constitutional amendment.
Banerjee`s comments came a day after Parliament cleared the quota Bill.
Winter Session of Parliament in 2017/18 saw 13 bills being passed by both Houses. The 2018/19 Winter Session saw five bills being passed.
The petition, filed by Youth For Equality organisation and Kaushal Kant Mishra, sought the quashing of the bill saying that the economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for reservation.
Sixer in slog overs is a cricket analogy used by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad during the debate on Quota Bill in Rajya Sabha. The Upper House eventually sealed the 'match' in the government's favour.
The Rajya Sabha passed the bill after a division with 165 members voting in its favour and seven against.
Participating in the debate, party MP A. Navaneethakrishnan said the Bill violated the basic structure of the Constitution.
Law Minister RS Prasad said those questioning the timing of the bill were never stopped from introducing it when they were in power.
AIADMK to stage a walkout in Rajya Sabha today. There are 13 members of the AIADMK in the house. The bill will be passed by the upper house even if AIADMK decide to walk out. Watch this video to know more.
Parties across the board had on Tuesday extended their support to the bill in the Lok Sabha.
The Upper House passed the Bill with 149 'ayes'.
With most parties backing the proposed legislation, the government has described the bill as "historic" and in the country's interest.
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