Karnataka: Hegde commission submits caste survey report to CM
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Hegde commission submits caste survey report to CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s much awaited socio-economic and education survey report, popularly known as the caste survey report, was submitted to chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday by the chairman of state’s backward classes commission, K Jayaprakash Hegde, setting the state’s political pot boiling ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah receives the 'Caste Census' report submitted by K Jayaprakash Hegde, chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, in Bengaluru The survey, which was commissioned by Siddaramaiah in 2015 during his first tenure as chief minister, covered over 13 million households comprising over 59 million residents across the state. The demand to make public the survey findings increased especially after the release of the Bihar government’s caste survey report in October last year. In 2015, the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes under its then chairperson H Kantharaju was tasked with preparing a caste survey report.

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K Kavitha urges more backward reservations in caste survey in report to BC panel
4 weeks ago

K Kavitha urges more backward reservations in caste survey in report to BC panel

India Today  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha, on Monday, submitted a detailed report highlighting key issues impacting backward classes, to the BC Dedicated Commission Chairman Busani Venkateswara Rao. The report, prepared after extensive consultations across Telangana on the findings of the state’s caste survey, listed the need for enhanced reservations for BCs in local body elections. Telangana Jagruthi, under Kavitha's leadership, …

‘Half-baked’ data, shortage of time hit caste survey in Telangana; officials doubt authenticity
1 month ago

‘Half-baked’ data, shortage of time hit caste survey in Telangana; officials doubt authenticity

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing comprehensive household caste survey in Telangana aimed for providing socio-economic, educational, employment and political opportunities to the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections of the state may as well turn out to be a half-baked study, people familiar with the matter said. The part-1 has questions regarding the persons’ caste, sub-caste, religion, age, …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
1 month, 1 week ago

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys

The Hindu  

Last week’s launch of a caste survey in Telangana by the Congress government is a step towards fulfilling its 2023 Assembly poll promise. The Union government had also said that it had no proposal to make caste data of the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 public. In June, the Patna High Court struck down two Acts in Bihar, envisaging …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s “arbitrary ceiling” of 50% on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party's government in Telangana will …

BC Survey a Political Ploy: BJP Leader Laxman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BC Survey a Political Ploy: BJP Leader Laxman

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP OBC Morcha president Dr K. Laxman charged that the Congress government was conducting the socio-economic caste survey to misguide the Backward Classes and said the Congress leaders, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, followed the same kind of tactics to cheat BC, SC and ST communities. Addressing the reporters at the State BJP Office in …

Caste survey commences in Telangana on November 6
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caste survey commences in Telangana on November 6

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The door-to-door survey, which is aimed at assessing the economic, social and caste status of the people, will commence across the state on Wednesday. The leaders of the ruling Congress are of the opinion that Telangana would become a role mode for the entire country and show direction in addressing economic and caste related issues. Stating that it is …

TS to conduct caste survey: 80,000 employees to be roped in
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TS to conduct caste survey: 80,000 employees to be roped in

Deccan Chronicle  

The Telangana government is expected to launch a caste survey in the state from November 4-5. The survey will cover 80,000 government employees and 3,500 houses will be constructed for the poorest of the poor. The road network improvement is expected to cost between Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 28,000 crore in the next four years.

Eshwarappa questions CM on the caste census report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eshwarappa questions CM on the caste census report

The Hindu  

Former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has expressed doubts over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s intentions with his recent statement on taking up the socio-economic survey report for Cabinet’s assent. In a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, Mr. Eshwarappa said he would welcome the Chief Minister’s statement on Cabinet taking up the caste census report submitted by the Karnataka State Commission …

Telangana BC panel prepares ground for caste survey
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana BC panel prepares ground for caste survey

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: As a first step towards conducting a caste census in the state, the BC Commission on Monday held discussions with various stakeholders. A delegation of people’s committee on caste census met the BC Commission chairman Dr Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao, member-secretary B Bala Maya Devi and members Ch Upendra, Shubhpradh Patel Nooli and K Kishor Goud at the panel’s …

Caste survey report puts Siddaramaiah in a fix
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste survey report puts Siddaramaiah in a fix

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah appears to have opened a Pandora’s box by finally accepting the socio-economic and education survey, generally known as caste survey report, as leaders from his own party belonging to dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities questioned the caste survey submitted to the CM on Thursday. Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde submitted a …

OBC panel submits caste census report finally
9 months, 3 weeks ago

OBC panel submits caste census report finally

The Hindu  

The long-pending final report of the Socio-economic and Educational Survey of Karnataka was submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Thursday. In the run-up to the Assembly elections, the Congress had promised to accept the caste census report and Mr. Siddaramaiah had also on multiple occasions reiterated it. Opposition to survey Conducted in 2015 by the Kantharaj Commission during the …

Karnataka: Panel all set to submit caste survey report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Panel all set to submit caste survey report

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is all set to submit the much-awaited report on the socio-economic education survey, also known as caste survey, to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday. Successive governments, including Siddaramaiah’s, had dragged their feet on accepting the report that had been mired in controversies. The report is coming at a time when the Congress …

Caste survey in Telangana soon, govt moves resolution in Assembly
10 months, 1 week ago

Caste survey in Telangana soon, govt moves resolution in Assembly

Live Mint  

The Congress government in Telangana on Friday moved a resolution in the state assembly to conduct a caste survey in the state. ".To implement various Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment and Political opportunities for the amelioration of Backward Classes, SC and ST citizens of the state and other weaker sections of the state," reads the resolution. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy …

Karnataka: Caste survey report by Jan 31, says panel chief
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Caste survey report by Jan 31, says panel chief

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka State Commission For the Other Backward Classes will submit the caste survey report to the Siddaramaiah government before January 31, commission chairman Jayaprakash Hegde said on Thursday. OBC Commission chairman Hegde’s tenure ended in November last year, but chief minister Siddaramaiah had extended it by two months “The report is almost ready and it will be submitted to …

Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said state's Socio-Economic and Education Survey, popularly known as the "caste census," was not done systematically, and urged the Congress government in Karnataka to get a fresh survey done and present the facts before the people. Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa Karnataka's two dominant communities -- …

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge
1 year ago

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said he is not opposed to the state’s caste survey but wants it to be done in a scientific and systematic manner, in a clarification that came amid deep divisions within the ruling Congress on the subject and a day after party president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the former’s stand on the caste …

Karnataka defers caste census report plan due to this SHOCKING reason | Details inside
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka defers caste census report plan due to this SHOCKING reason | Details inside

India TV News  

The Karnataka government has deferred its plan to release the caste census report by about a month. Earlier it was said by the state government that Backward Classes Commission Chairman Jayaprakash Hegde will submit the caste census report on November 24. The reason given for not releasing the report of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey, also known as the Caste …

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah signals willingness to embrace 'caste census' report amid internal strife
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah signals willingness to embrace 'caste census' report amid internal strife

India TV News  

In the midst of internal divisions within the ruling Congress party, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at his commitment to accepting the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly known as the "caste census." Siddaramaiah, expressing alignment with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's stance, emphasised the importance of conducting a caste census across the country to ensure "equal share for all - …

In Madhya Pradesh, no groundswell in support of Congress’ caste survey pitch
1 year, 1 month ago

In Madhya Pradesh, no groundswell in support of Congress’ caste survey pitch

The Hindu  

An alaav is lit around 9 p.m. outside a dhaba in Shahpur of Betul district with some men gathered around it. It can get really ugly.” Dubbed as the party’s “primary agenda” for the November 17 Assembly polls, the top leadership of the Congress has promised a caste-based population survey if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh. It will only …

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House

The Hindu  

The much-hyped caste survey report of the Bihar government was released on October 2 and a detailed report was tabled in the State Assembly on November 7 along with a proposal for raising reservation cap for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. “In the digital era, caste survey report has not even …

Doubts, hope over caste survey in Nitish’s hometown as Bihar govt. begins public outreach
1 year, 2 months ago

Doubts, hope over caste survey in Nitish’s hometown as Bihar govt. begins public outreach

The Hindu  

After creating a political stir by releasing the results of the Bihar caste survey and setting an intent for other States to follow suit, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal, the ruling partners in the mahagathbandhan government, have planned mass mobilisation efforts in the State centred on the survey results ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha election. “We’ve …

Siddaramaiah on the horns of a dilemma over caste survey in Karnataka
1 year, 2 months ago

Siddaramaiah on the horns of a dilemma over caste survey in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 3 MINS READ At a press conference on October 9 in New Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi emphatically stated that the Congress endorsed the idea of a nationwide caste census, but sitting next to him was Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has not yet revealed the data from his government’s 2015 socio-economic …

Bihar caste survey results challenge BJP’s Hindutva unity narrative
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey results challenge BJP’s Hindutva unity narrative

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 17 MINS READ In the 1960s, Ram Manohar Lohia of the Samyukta Socialist Party coined the slogan: Sansopa ne baandhi gaanth, Pichchde paaven sau me saat, Raj paat hai kiske haath, Angrezi aur unchi jaath With the Bihar government, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a Lohiaite, releasing its caste survey data …

Bihar caste survey: Is this Mandal 2.0?
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Is this Mandal 2.0?

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 13 MINS READ By indicating a higher proportion of Other Backward Castes, at 63 per cent compared with the 55 per cent that has been speculated for a long time, the Bihar caste survey has given the opposition parties, especially the Janata Dal, or JD, and its coalition partner the Rashtriya Janata …

Bihar caste survey: ruling parties reach out to EBC, OBC, SC communities, spread awareness
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: ruling parties reach out to EBC, OBC, SC communities, spread awareness

The Hindu  

To create awareness about the recently released caste survey report in Bihar, separate teams of ruling coalition partners Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal have begun visiting different Assembly constituencies, for mass public interactions ahead of the upcoming general election next year. “The EBC cell of the RJD, armed with the caste survey, is already holding small meetings at block …

Caste survey: All details will be put before House, says Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste survey: All details will be put before House, says Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said all details collected during the caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the House during the forthcoming winter session of the state legislature. We are doing everything to unitedly fight them,” he said, hitting out at BJP state president Samrat Choudhary, without naming him, as a “party …

Socio-economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly
1 year, 2 months ago

Socio-economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that the detailed caste survey report, including socio-economic data, would be tabled in the Bihar Assembly during the forthcoming Winter Session of the House. Now, we will place the details of the survey report, including the socio-economic data, in the state Assembly and any future action will be decided after taking feedback …

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that all the details of the state’s caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the legislative assembly during the forthcoming winter session of the House and the future course of action, including whether the reservation ambit would be extended, would be decided after taking feedback from the …

Caste survey report Nitish Kumar’s final attempt, says Prashant Kishor
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste survey report Nitish Kumar’s final attempt, says Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

Election strategist Prashant Kishor on October 10 claimed that the caste based survey released by Bihar government is the final attempt of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a political survival by dividing society along caste lines. Of the caste survey report, Mr. Kishor said, “Nitish Kumar’s political career is nearing its end, and this is his final attempt to divide …

Siddaramaiah bats for Karnataka’s caste census report, says his govt will publish data
1 year, 2 months ago

Siddaramaiah bats for Karnataka’s caste census report, says his govt will publish data

Firstpost  

Siddaramaiah said under the previous government of the party in the southern state in 2014-15, the Karnataka State Permanent Backward Classes Commission was entrusted with conducting the caste census Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has urged the State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson K Jayaprakash to submit the caste census report and asserted that once that is …

Caste census report in Karnataka to be published after submission: Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census report in Karnataka to be published after submission: Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has urged State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson K Jayaprakash to submit the caste census report and asserted that once that is done, his government will definitely publish the data. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Asked about the matter at a press conference at the All India Congress Committee headquarters here, party leader …

Rahul Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that Chief Ministers of the states ruled by the party have decided to act on caste census in states, calling it a 'historic decision'. Speaking at a press conference, Gandhi said that the Congress Working Committee met earlier in the day for four hours and discussed the caste census. Our Chief Ministers have …

Karnataka puts caste survey data in cold storage
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka puts caste survey data in cold storage

The Hindu  

The publication of the caste survey data by the Bihar government has had a ripple effect in Karnataka, with the focus now on the Congress government’s move to accept and release the State’s socio-economic and educational survey report that was finalised in 2018. The survey, conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission and popularly called the caste census, has …

Release Of Caste Census Would Not Divide Society: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Release Of Caste Census Would Not Divide Society: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday stated that the caste census involving socio-economic and educational status would not divide society and stated that figures socio-economic status and caste are needed to initiate steps to bring in equality among the members of various communities of the society. When in power in 2017, Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister had gone in for …

Rajasthan government orders conduct of caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan government orders conduct of caste survey

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of Bihar releasing the caste data, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Saturday ordered a similar caste-based survey to find out the socio-economic status of different sections of society and formulate targeted welfare schemes for them. The collation of the caste data would enable the State government to prepare schemes for different groups of people engaged …

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu raises questions regarding Bihar caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu raises questions regarding Bihar caste survey

The Hindu  

Bihar member of Parliament Sunil Kumar Pintu has raised question over the recently released caste-based survey claiming that the study was done improperly. I am not against the caste survey; I am just demanding it be conducted again so that the real figure could be published,“ Mr. Pintu told The Hindu. When asked why he was raising questions on his …

What the caste survey means for Nitish-Lalu, and the BJP
1 year, 2 months ago

What the caste survey means for Nitish-Lalu, and the BJP

Hindustan Times  

The caste survey report conducted by the Bihar government and released earlier this week, in all probability is an indicator of another social churning in the state. “The impact of the caste survey would be discernible in the months to come as it has provided the actual numerical strength of caste groups, which could create a new set of leaders …

Differing views on impact of caste survey findings in Karnataka
1 year, 2 months ago

Differing views on impact of caste survey findings in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Several leaders within the Congress raised a demand for the release of the report, following the footsteps of the Bihar government. As pressure builds on the Congress government in Karnataka to release a socio-economic survey report, commonly referred to as the ‘caste survey,’ party leaders and political observers are divided on the electoral implications of the findings of the …

The impact of the Bihar caste survey | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

The impact of the Bihar caste survey | Explained

The Hindu  

October 04, 2023 10:41 pm | Updated October 05, 2023 12:10 am IST The story so far: On October 2, the Bihar government published the ‘Bihar Caste-based Survey 2022’, which shows that extremely backward classes and other backward classes together add up to nearly 63% of the 13-crore population, making it the largest caste group in the State. Yes, the …

Just counting castes not enough, reveal findings of socio-economic survey as well: RLJD leader Upendra Kushwaha
1 year, 2 months ago

Just counting castes not enough, reveal findings of socio-economic survey as well: RLJD leader Upendra Kushwaha

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal leader Upendra Kushwaha, an ally of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, has demanded the release of the findings of the Bihar socio-economic survey — which was conducted alongside the caste survey whose results have caused a furore since it was made public — arguing that this would provide a “full picture” to policy framers to address …

Why Bihar caste survey is useless without economic data
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Bihar caste survey is useless without economic data

India Today  

The Bihar government, under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, revealed the results of the caste survey on Gandhi Jayanti. "Until all the data related to the survey is presented before political parties in a transparent manner, the findings of the caste survey are meaningless," BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha said. Unless the caste data is interpreted with the economic figures, the …

After Bihar, Odisha conducts caste survey, considers releasing report
1 year, 2 months ago

After Bihar, Odisha conducts caste survey, considers releasing report

India Today  

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has undertaken an OBC survey. The state government is proactive on the OBC survey report, BJD MLA Debi Prasad Mishra told India Today. "Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had formed a commission for the OBC survey in the state, which handed over the report to him." Meanwhile, on Monday, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar …

Congress leaders ask Karnataka to release caste survey report
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress leaders ask Karnataka to release caste survey report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: By the time our government’s tenure ended the report was not completed.If he submits the report, let’s see., Siddaramaiah said. Two senior Congress leaders, including former Union minister M Veerappa Moily, on Tuesday mounted pressure on the party-led Karnataka government to make public the findings of the state’s caste survey conducted during the previous tenure of Siddaramaiah as the …

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

PATNA: A day after the Bihar government released the caste survey report the opposition BJP raised questions on the procedure of the exercise. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called an all-party meeting to discuss the facts and figures of the caste-based survey on Tuesday. The grand alliance partner RJD has called the caste survey report “historic” and promised to carry …

DMK should conduct caste-survey to ensure social justice: Anbumani
1 year, 2 months ago

DMK should conduct caste-survey to ensure social justice: Anbumani

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 said the DMK, which claims to be guided by principles of social justice, should conduct a caste-survey immediately in Tamil Nadu without hesitation and a resolution should be passed in the upcoming session in the State Assembly. Dr. Anbumani said Tamil Nadu should have conducted a caste survey much before Bihar …

Karnataka caste census: Report likely to be submitted in November, but unlikely to be publicised before LS polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka caste census: Report likely to be submitted in November, but unlikely to be publicised before LS polls

The Hindu  

Amid clamour to publicise the Socio-Economic and Education Survey conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes in 2015-2016, dominant caste groups are coming together to oppose the report, which is likely to be submitted in November this year. Mounting pressure Pressure is mounting on the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government to accept the census report after the Bihar government publicised …

Bihar CM holds all-party meeting over caste survey report
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar CM holds all-party meeting over caste survey report

The Hindu  

A day after Bihar government released the Bihar Caste Based Ganana-2022, which revealed the Extremely Backward Classes to be the largest group in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on October 3 held an all-party meeting to apprise them about the outcomes of the survey. The Chief Minister asked officials to look into our objections,” Leader of Opposition in Assembly and …

Backward Classes Commission yet to submit report on caste census, says Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Backward Classes Commission yet to submit report on caste census, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has not yet submitted a report on the caste census, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in Belagavi on Tuesday. Earlier, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that he is in favour of Kuruba community getting included in the Scheduled Tribes list. He said that he is not a casteist leader but he is only worried about the all-round …

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers

The Hindu  

Welcoming the release of the findings of the caste survey by the Bihar government, Minister for Backward Classes Shivaraj Tangadagi and Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa said the caste census conducted in Karnataka too will be released at an appropriate time. Fielding reporters queries in Mysuru on Tuesday, Mr. Tangadagi said a survey had been carried out to gather …

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