View Patna: August 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Lions Club Patna organises students dance competition

Lions Club Patna organised students dance competition at Rabindra Bhavan in Patna on August 22, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Rising Ganga Water Forces Nakta Diyara Residents to Leave Homes

Nakta Diyara residents were leaving their homes as rising Ganga river water entered the Diyara in Patna on August 22, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

PhD holders stage Raj Bhavan march in Patna

PhD holders staged Raj Bhavan march in Patna on August 22, 2026 in support of their demands. Police stopped them near R Block. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Athawale Defends Reservation, Calls It a Constitutional Right

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on August 22, 2026, strongly defended India’s reservation system, saying it is a constitutionally protected right that cannot be abolished.

Speaking to reporters in Patna, Athawale said those calling for the removal of reservations were acting against the national interest. He stressed that the quota system is a constitutional provision and not something that can be withdrawn at the demand of any individual or group.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Chirag Paswan Says Reservation Cannot Be Abolished on Anyone’s Demand

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan on August 22, 2026, said reservations cannot be abolished at anyone’s demand, asserting that the system is a constitutional right intended to support communities that have faced social discrimination for generations.

Addressing a Traders Conclave in Patna, Paswan said the government would engage in dialogue with anti-reservation protesters demonstrating at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, provided they put forward their demands in a systematic manner.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui