02 Jul 2022  |   03:57pm IST

No reservations for OBCs in Panchayat Reservations: Goa SEC

The Goa State Election Commission has notified the reservations for women, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in 185 panchayats, but it has not notified the reservations for other Backward Classes. The SEC has said it does not have data to meet the requirements of the triple test mandated by the Supreme Court in its recent judgement. The Goa Panchayat elections are scheduled for August 10. Meanwhile, Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte is the first minister to express his unhappiness over the panchayat reservations in Bardez