10-23-2007, 12:07 AM
Mudy,
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TN Assembly passes bill for minorities reservation<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday passed a bill to provide reservation to backward class Muslims and Christians in educational institutions and government jobs.
The Bill, which would replace an ordinance promulgated last month, was unanimously passed by voice vote amidst thumping of desks by members of the House.
<b>The Bill sought to provide three-and-a-half per cent reservation each to Muslims and Christians within the 30 per cent reservation provided for backward classes as per a law enacted in 1994. </b>
Earlier, moving the bill, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said it was a "golden day" in the history of Tamil Nadu Assembly and a revolutionary moment in the history of social justice.
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TN Assembly passes bill for minorities reservation<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday passed a bill to provide reservation to backward class Muslims and Christians in educational institutions and government jobs.
The Bill, which would replace an ordinance promulgated last month, was unanimously passed by voice vote amidst thumping of desks by members of the House.
<b>The Bill sought to provide three-and-a-half per cent reservation each to Muslims and Christians within the 30 per cent reservation provided for backward classes as per a law enacted in 1994. </b>
Earlier, moving the bill, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said it was a "golden day" in the history of Tamil Nadu Assembly and a revolutionary moment in the history of social justice.
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