Backwardness only benchmark to decide OBC status, not religion: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Backwardness only benchmark to decide OBC status, not religion: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee emphasizes backwardness as sole criteria for OBC status, dismissing religious connections in decision-making.

Backwardness only benchmark to decide OBC status, not religion: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday told the state Assembly that backwardness is the only benchmark to decide the OBC status of people. Maintaining that a disinformation campaign is continuing on social media by some quarters, she asserted that there is no connection with religion in deciding the inclusion of any person in the OBC category. Noting that the only benchmark for deciding OBC status in the state is backward…

Mamata Banerjee defends OBC list in West Bengal Assembly, dismisses claims of religion-based quotas

“Some people are trying to campaign that the state government is providing reservations on the basis of religion, which is baseless,” she asserted.

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