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HC rejects Gujarat govt’s plea against minority scholarship

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 18:29     A- A A+
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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday directed the Narendra Modi-led government to implement Centre’s pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for students belonging to minority communities in the state.

The High Court’s order is in response to a PIL seeking implementation of a pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for the minority students that was floated by the Centre in 2008.

The PIL claimed that though the Centre allocated fund, the state is not giving benefit to the minority students by not implementing the scheme.

Article 15(1) states that the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.

The state was of the view that the Centre cannot discriminate students based upon religion, race and caste. The state had also submitted that an identical scheme was floated by them many years ago, which is benefitting the minorities.

With DNA inputs

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First Published: Friday, February 15, 2013, 15:32

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Ahuja rahul - Gujarat
Do ever gujarat people or indians have done any parshalitiy with any students.....!! then why this unbalance system, why this favourism dont our constitution says all are equal i just want to know why....??? if they get scholarship than what about our talent, our hard work, what about our sacrifice of games and enjoyment we did for our studies can anyone tell me why....??? we all are equal and we should give same rights...!!!
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Aftab Delhiwala - Ahmedabad
As far as Hindus are concerned, there is already reservation system. The major almost 90-95 % beneficiaries are Hindus. Yet some people here object if any benefit is given to minorities. Also. this scheme just gives monetary benefits i.e. if u r able and talented, then only u get this benefit. But in reservation systems, just u have to belong to some caste or tribe and u get direct admission even though u r less able or talented. Come over this double standards.If benefits are for hindus, then its ok, but when even a small/partial benefit is given to minority, u say its vote-bank politics. On other hand try to show that Hindu r most tolerant. Is this ur tolerance level. Come over it. Lets have peaceful nation. We r not pakistan, we r indians, show unity...Its pakis who r destroying their nation by infighting. Think about it..God Bless India and Indians
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CA Satish Shetty - Mumbai
This policy of giving scholarships only to minorities is a part of UPA governments vote bank politics.This policy should be scrapped to include all the students irrespict of religion.This evil UPA government want to divide India on religion basis.
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Indian - India
It appears that you are a pro BJP and therefore, even if the issue doesn`t relates to UPA, you are throwing such comments. If you have any problem in reservation policy, it is not because of UPA. It is because of our Ambedkar Saheb who happened to be from a Dalit Hindu family.
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xyz - hyderabad
Will this type of person will contest the election for the prestigious post of Prime Minister
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Koushik Sarkar - Kolkata
why only minorities why not others ? there are too many majority people who can`t afford their kids` studies. what about them. I simply can`t understand the central Govt policies. In one hand they are separating the society based upon religion, race and caste by providing extra benefits to them and in the other hand they are claiming themselves as ``secular``. The benefit should be given on the bases of financial ability. Having same financial condition one gets extra benefits and other gets nothing. This creates division in society rather the solving the problem of inequality.
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Helal - Patna
Democracy win over autocracy of Gujarat via justice, though it is already 5 years late.
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Power - Bhopal
Its Anti-Hindu ideology`s victory not Democracys
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maharaj dhar - jammu
Hindu students whose parents` income is less than Rs.1 lakh do not need any scholarship. Hell with them. This is their country. They can beg thanks to our constitution makers and these worthy judges.
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NISSHTHA GHAI - RAJPURA
religious inclusion n govt...nd most of all education...will end up n creatin` reservation 4 d general as well as d majority religions......no religion s superior dan logic...sumtin` which s present n vry scarce doses vd our govt...
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aam admi - delhi
they can`t discriminate , but they can thousands of innocents , muders , rapes , shootout in the the name of terrorists which is legal and allowed ``BANANA REPUBLIC``
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Helal - Patna
Democracy win over autocracy of Gujarat via justice, though it is already 5 years late.



maharaj dhar - jammu
Hindu students whose parents` income is less than Rs.1 lakh do not need any scholarship. Hell with them. This is their country. They can beg thanks to our constitution makers and these worthy judges.



aam admi - delhi
they can`t discriminate , but they can thousands of innocents , muders , rapes , shootout in the the name of terrorists which is legal and allowed ``BANANA REPUBLIC``



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