10% reservation for upper castes is Modi's election gimmick: Binoy Viswam
Mangaluru, Jan 12: National Secretary of State for Communist Party of India (CPI) and Rajya Sabha Member Binoy Viswam has said that the ten per cent reservation for upper castes was an election gimmick of PM Modi.
Addressing a press conference in the City, he said "earlier also such kind of attempts were made, but the Supreme Court had not given its node. Besides, such efforts were made by the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu; but did not succeed. The BJP, which opposes the Mandal Commission, is planning to set up such policies without considering the constitutional rules.
CPI national commission member PV Lokesh, state secretary Sati Sundaresh, CPI leaders HV Rao, CPI DK and Udupi District Secretary V. Kukian and others were present.
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Fake currency notes with face value of Rs 2.99 lakh seized in Kolkata, one held
Kolkata (PTI): A 68-year-old man was arrested from Kolkata on Thursday morning after fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 2.99 lakh were seized from his possession, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police apprehended the person from the Dharmatala bus stand area in the central part of the city, he said.
“Six bundles of FICN of Rs 500 denomination were seized from his possession. The person seems to be a member of a racket involved in fake currency note supply. A case has been filed against him and he will be produced in a local court later today,” he said.
The accused is a resident of Malda district, the officer said, adding that a probe into the matter is underway.
