Tag Archives: Jat Sikhs

Capt questions Badal’s double standards on Jat quota in state

Chandigarh: Former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, who is president of All India Jat Mahasabha, on Monday questioned the double standards of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on providing reservation to Jats, including the Jat Sikhs, in Punjab. Addressing mediapersons along ...

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BKU seeks OBC quota for Jat Sikhs

Ludhiana, Punjab: The Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) today sought reservation for Jat Sikhs under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category and remunerative prices for the farm produce to offset the hike in prices of diesel, petroleum products and other inputs. Talking ...

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Punjab Congress split on Jat Sikh reservation

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: After dividing society, the Jat reservation issue now appears to have split politicians. Many senior Punjab Congress leaders here on Thursday opposed the caste-based reservation stance of former state party president Capt Amarinder Singh, who in a letter ...

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Include Jat Sikhs in OBC list: Akalis to Centre

Chandigarh, Punjab: The core committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded that Jat Sikhs be included in the Centre’s list of Other Backward Classes (OBC). An official press release said that the meeting chaired by party president Sukhbir Singh ...

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