Jharkhand Preps Two Huge Reforms As Agency Homes In On Chief Minister
NDTV
The laws are seen to be so politically sensitive and popular that a cautious opposition is unlikely to oppose them.
As Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren finds himself in the crosshairs of the Enforcement Directorate, his party is arming a political fightback with the execution of two of its main promises made during the 2019 state election.
In a special session on Friday, the Jharkhand Assembly is expected to clear two landmark bills - one to use land records from 1932 to determine those who are local inhabitants and another to increase the reservation in jobs and education for Other Backward Classes or OBC from 14 to 27 per cent.
The laws are seen to be so politically sensitive and popular that a cautious opposition is unlikely to oppose the bills, even though changes could be made to the policy of domicile records.
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