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With an eye on poll, Govt amends OBC list

PTI | Byhindustantimes.com
Oct 13, 2003 03:16 PM IST

Apparently with an eye on the coming polls, the Centre on June 5 decided to include certain new castes and communities in central list of other backward classes in various states including Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Apparently with an eye on the coming elections, the governmenthe Centre on June 5 decided to include certain new castes and communities in central list of other backward classes (OBCs) in various states including Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

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A decision to this effect was taken by the Union Cabinet at its meeting presided over by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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As per the decision, julaha-Ansari, Idrishi, Naddaf, Mansoori and Salmani have been included in the central OBC list.

Delhi will have Assembly elections along with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh later this year and the inclusion of these communities is seen as an attempt to woo the Muslim community ahead of the polls.

In Rajasthan, silawat community, except sompura muritkar, will now be included in the OBC list the spokesman said.

The Cabinet also approved the inclusion of Turupu kapuK of Vizianagram, who are subject to social custom of divorce and remarriages among their women folk.

In Karnataka, Gouda/Gowda in rural areas have also been included.

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