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“The Supreme Court ordered that the quota for veterans’ descendants be cut to 5 percent, with 93 percent of jobs to be allocated on merit. The remaining 2 percent will be set aside for members of ethnic minorities and transgender and disabled people.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/7/21/bangladesh-court-scraps-most-job-quotas-that-caused-deadly-unrest-reports
This was practically their version of the Indra Sawhney case. Prior to Indra Sawhney, when OBC reservation was announced, there were protests across the country, like in Bangladesh. ▮▮▮
Unlike the Bangladesh Supreme Court, our court upheld quotas and did not succumb to pressure from protesters. The court held that 50% seats would be allocated on merit and 50% through quota. But Tamil Nadu circumvented this cap through special legislation.
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19901031-mandal-report-touches-a-peculiar-chord-among-youth-813187-1990-10-30
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19900930-decision-to-implement-mandal-commission-report-stirs-up-protests-across-india-813545-1990-09-29
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-20-mn-2237-story.html
https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000101/windows/pages/30.htm
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/25-years-of-mandal-his-struggle-changed-indias-politics/
C'mon guys, this comment should get at least 100 downvotes.