04-11-2006, 12:38 AM
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- NDTV Correspondent
Monday, April 10, 2006 (New Delhi):
The Cabinet Secretary is reported to have returned the draft reservation bill that the Law and HRD Ministries had forwarded.
The bill, which is apparently found to be lacking in some regards, will ultimately be sent for the approval of the Union Cabinet.
NDTV has learnt that the Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi has told the HRD Ministry to take the Election Commission's view on whether the decision can be pushed through right now or whether it should wait till the assembly elections get over in five states.
Arjun Singh defiant
But HRD Minister Arjun Singh appears to be defiant.
Sources close to him say he plans to send the cabinet note and draft bill back to the Cabinet Secretariat at the earliest possible so that the Cabinet can take it up soon.
On Sunday, Singh had denied that he violated the model code of conduct by announcing reservations for OBCs in centrally funded universities ahead of assembly elections in some states.
The Election Commission had raised objections that the proposal has been announced while elections are on and therefore violates the model code of conduct.
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> Cabinet Secretary returns draft reservation bill- NDTV Correspondent
Monday, April 10, 2006 (New Delhi):
The Cabinet Secretary is reported to have returned the draft reservation bill that the Law and HRD Ministries had forwarded.
The bill, which is apparently found to be lacking in some regards, will ultimately be sent for the approval of the Union Cabinet.
NDTV has learnt that the Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi has told the HRD Ministry to take the Election Commission's view on whether the decision can be pushed through right now or whether it should wait till the assembly elections get over in five states.
Arjun Singh defiant
But HRD Minister Arjun Singh appears to be defiant.
Sources close to him say he plans to send the cabinet note and draft bill back to the Cabinet Secretariat at the earliest possible so that the Cabinet can take it up soon.
On Sunday, Singh had denied that he violated the model code of conduct by announcing reservations for OBCs in centrally funded universities ahead of assembly elections in some states.
The Election Commission had raised objections that the proposal has been announced while elections are on and therefore violates the model code of conduct.