Sachar Committee

Muslims to benefit from report implementations: Bhardwaj

Recommendations from the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission and Justice Sachar Committee report for the development and uplift of religious minorities to be implemented

Mulayam for 4.5% sub-quota to Muslims, Sachar report implementation

Yadav said the Centre should accept the Sachar Committee report. The Committee gave a slew of recommendations to uplift the Muslims.

Sachar Committee and presidential polls are unrelated: Mulayam

The SP head said that no one is in touch with the party nor his party has spoken to anyone on the issue of presidential polls.

States to have Muslim police officers in Muslim-dense areas

Accepting a key recommendation of the Sachar Committee, the Centre has asked the states to appoint at least one Muslim officer in police stations in areas having high concentration of Muslim population.

Will 18% of UP's population decide UP's next government?

If feedback from the field are any indication, Mulla Mulayam will remerge as the messiah of the community which feels ‘fooled’ by the Congress and ‘ignored’ by Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party.

Sub-quota for minorities intensifies race among parties in UP

The controversial issue of OBC sub-quota for minorities has intensified the race among political parties to woo the crucial Muslim vote in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Promise of 9% quota not violation of code, says Khurshid

The Minister said the Congress party would provide nine percent sub-quota for backward Muslims if it was voted to power in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

VHP threatens nationwide stir against Muslim OBC quota

Opposing the 4.5 percent reservation to Muslims within the OBCs the VHP leader today accused the UPA government of ignoring the interests of Hindus.

NCP demands implementation of Sachar Committee report

NCP today made a strong pitch for early implementation of the Sachar Committee and Ranganath Mishra Commission reports contending that Muslims needed "different treatment" for development.

Reservations for Muslims: Good politics or good sense?

Now that elections are around the corner in UP, both Mayawati and UPA are proposing reservations for Muslims. A debate that inevitably raises thorny questions about the definition of 'Hindu' and the significance of caste.