Rahul Gandhi must be credited for passage of BC Bills: Revanth Reddy
1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi must be credited for passage of BC Bills: Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that credit for the passage of BC reservation bill goes to party leader Rahul Gandhi, as the Congress-led ‘People’s Government’ in the State undertook the caste census to fulfil the promise made by him and cautioned BC leaders against falling prey to false propaganda by Opposition parties. Speaking to leaders of BC communities who met him on Tuesday to express gratitude for enacting two laws that provide a 42% quota to BC Communities, the Chief Minister stated that the caste survey was conducted transparently, with all necessary steps taken to ensure the policy document remains accurate and credible. Mr. Reddy emphasised that Rahul Gandhi had pledged, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, to conduct a caste census in States where the Congress came to power. He suggested that the BC associations conduct a huge public meeting in Telangana and felicitate Rahul Gandhi for fulfilling a dream of decades.

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Revanth seeks Modi's appointment for 42% BC quota approval
1 week, 1 day ago

Revanth seeks Modi's appointment for 42% BC quota approval

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an appointment for requesting the Central government's approval for two Bills, which the Legislative Assembly approved to increase reservation for Backward Classes to 42 per cent. In his letter to Modi, Revanth Reddy stressed the need for the Central government's approval to implement the 42 per …

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod

ABP News  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed two bills on Monday to raise the reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent in education, employment, and elections for rural and urban local bodies. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed gratitude to all parties for their support and vowed to push for parliamentary approval, as the proposed increase would exceed the 50 per …

CM Revanth Reddy accuses forces of plotting against 42 per cent BC reservation
2 weeks, 2 days ago

CM Revanth Reddy accuses forces of plotting against 42 per cent BC reservation

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that some forces are hatching conspiracies and obstructing the government’s efforts to provide 42 per cent reservation to BC communities. The data collected during previous chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s rule stated that upper castes constituted 21 per cent of state’s population but the recent caste survey disclosed it was only 15.28 per …

Work to make Rahul PM, Revanth tells Congress cadre
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Work to make Rahul PM, Revanth tells Congress cadre

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has set a clear political agenda for the Congress leaders and activists in Telangana: Party programmes and government decisions effectively reach the people and ensure that Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister. Addressing the TPCC’s extended meeting at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday, Revanth Reddy said, "Thanks to Rahul Gandhi’s relentless pursuit, caste census and SC …

CM Revanth Reddy urges BC leaders to defend caste survey from opposition criticism
1 month ago

CM Revanth Reddy urges BC leaders to defend caste survey from opposition criticism

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Stating that he has gone to great lengths to conduct the Socio-Economic, Employment, Political, and Caste Survey to enhance reservations for BCs, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said that it was now the responsibility of the Backward Class communities to shield it from the undue criticism of the Opposition. Describing the caste survey as an emotional issue …

BJP spreading false propaganda on caste census, says Revanth Reddy
1 month ago

BJP spreading false propaganda on caste census, says Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday accused the BJP of spreading false propaganda about caste census as it does not want to conduct census in the country. “I challenge former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Sanjay and Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy to prove which house in which block was wrong done during the caste census. …

Rahul Asks Revanth to Lead Congress' Caste Census Campaign
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1 month, 1 week ago

Rahul Asks Revanth to Lead Congress' Caste Census Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, during a meeting in Delhi on Saturday, invited Leader of Opposition and party senior Rahul Gandhi to attend one of the two major public rallies slated for April, to celebrate the success of Telangana's caste census and SC sub-categorisation. Official sources said that Gandhi discussed plans of launching a nationwide movement demanding the BJP-led …

Modi is not a born BC, says Revanth acknowledging that he was wrong only about the date
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1 month, 1 week ago

Modi is not a born BC, says Revanth acknowledging that he was wrong only about the date

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy clarified his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s community’s inclusion in the Backward Classes list in Gujarat and acknowledged that he was at fault with regard to the year he mentioned, but asserted that doesn’t take away the fact that Mr. Modi was not a born BC. Earlier, BJP leaders termed Mr. Revanth Reddy’s …

Revanth meets Rahul to present his big political achievement
1 month, 1 week ago

Revanth meets Rahul to present his big political achievement

The Hindu  

Taking his biggest political achievement — conducting the caste survey in Telangana — to Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy impressed upon him to participate in the proposed public meeting in Telangana to send a message to the nation that Congress was serious about the caste census in the country. Mr. Reddy met Mr. Gandhi in New Delhi, after …

BC quota bill in March first week: DY CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
1 month, 1 week ago

BC quota bill in March first week: DY CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government on Wednesday decided to allow those who missed giving their details in the caste survey, to do so between February 16 and 28. The state government also decided to pass a bill in the Assembly providing 42% reservations to BCs in politics, education and employment in the first week of March. Giving details of the decisions …

BRS demands resurvey of castes, terms recent exercise as pack of lies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS demands resurvey of castes, terms recent exercise as pack of lies

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana re-conduct the caste census, stating that it was carried out in haste to deceive the Backward Classes and that is the reason the BC population has been shown less. Mr. Rama Rao pointed out that the State government had reduced the BC population by about 5.5%, when …

BRS asks Congress to fulfil pre-poll vows made in TG before seeking electoral gains elsewhere
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS asks Congress to fulfil pre-poll vows made in TG before seeking electoral gains elsewhere

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi K.T. Rama Rao has observed that Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is proving to be an ‘iron leg’ for the Congress as he had ensured the party get a big zero in the Delhi Assembly elections. Speaking at a party meeting here on Saturday, Mr. Rama Rao said Mr. Revanth Reddy had …

Enlighten people about government initiatives, CM to MLAS and MLCs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Enlighten people about government initiatives, CM to MLAS and MLCs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state Congress on Thursday decided to invite party leader Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, for a public meeting on the BC caste census slated to be held at Suryapet. Revanth Reddy urged party MLAs and MLCs to interact with the people and explain the Congress government's people-friendly policies and initiatives like the BC caste …

KTR writes letter to Rahul on errors, blunders in caste census
1 month, 2 weeks ago

KTR writes letter to Rahul on errors, blunders in caste census

The Hindu  

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has dashed off a letter to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, calling out the Congress government’s caste census as full of errors and incomplete. In a letter to Mr. Gandhi, a copy of which was released to the media on Wednesday, Mr. Rama Rao termed the government’s report as dishonest efforts and wondered how …

Rahul must appoint BC CM: Raghunandan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rahul must appoint BC CM: Raghunandan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: c criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for basing large claims on the state’s caste census without taking any action on the findings. Raghunandan Rao termed as false reports in a section of media which stated that Telangana could not get funds from the Centre in the Union Budget, and said that Regional Ring Road alone got Rs.20,000 crore from …

Congress to give 42% tickets to BCs in local body polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress to give 42% tickets to BCs in local body polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that the Congress would give 42 per cent seats for Backward Classes candidates in the upcoming local body elections, and challenged the BRS and the BJP to follow the suit if they were genuinely committed to the upliftment of the community. Calling the day a "red-letter day" in history, Revanth Reddy declared …

Rahul Gandhi, BJP clash in Parliament over his 'Trump coronation invite' jibe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, BJP clash in Parliament over his 'Trump coronation invite' jibe

India Today  

The Lok Sabha witnessed tense moments as Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition, took a jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Donald Trump's coronation invite while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. #WATCH | Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju objects to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on PM Modi over the inaugural ceremony …

Telangana BCs demand 42% reservation in local body elections, warn of massive stir
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana BCs demand 42% reservation in local body elections, warn of massive stir

The Hindu  

Senior leaders from Backward Classes, including Rajya Sabha member and National BC Association president R. Krishnaiah, and former chairman of the Telangana BC Commission Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao, have demanded that the State government implement 42% reservations for BCs in the impending local body elections. Addressing the ‘BC Rajakiya Yudhabheri’ public meeting held at the Arts and Science College grounds …

Telangana CM Revath Reddy says PM Modi's agenda to alter Constitution will be defeated
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana CM Revath Reddy says PM Modi's agenda to alter Constitution will be defeated

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to alter the Constitution from day one of assuming office, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that “Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan Rally” is not an election rally but a battle between the Gandhi family, which wants to protect the Constitution, and Godse family that wants to change it. The chief …

FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi for his "we are now fighting... Indian State" remarks
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2 months, 1 week ago

FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi for his "we are now fighting... Indian State" remarks

The Hindu  

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, has landed in trouble over his recent remarks, where he stated that "the BJP and RSS have captured every single institution, and we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself". Mr. Chetia claimed that Mr. Gandhi's words were an attempt to delegitimize the authority of the State, creating …

FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi for his " we are now fighting Indian State" remarks
2 months, 1 week ago

FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi for his " we are now fighting Indian State" remarks

Op India  

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, has landed in trouble over his recent remarks, where he stated that “the BJP and RSS have captured every single institution, and we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself”. Chetia claimed that Gandhi’s words were an attempt to delegitimize the authority of the State, creating a dangerous …

FIR against Rahul Gandhi for 'fighting Indian state' remark: What did he say?
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2 months, 1 week ago

FIR against Rahul Gandhi for 'fighting Indian state' remark: What did he say?

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi landed in legal trouble after his remark about "fighting Indian state" sparked a massive row, leading to an FIR against him in Guwahati. The complaint was filed by a person named Monjit Chetia, who accused Gandhi of "creating a dangerous narrative that could provoke unrest and separatist sentiments." Rahul Gandhi said, "the BJP and RSS have …

Rahul Gandhi's caste con-census in Karnataka
2 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi's caste con-census in Karnataka

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been vociferously demanding a caste survey of the entire nation for about a year now. While Rahul Gandhi has been prescribing an "X-ray" of the entire country through a caste census, his party has backtracked on releasing the X-ray report of Karnataka. Sources told India Today TV's Nagarjun Dwarkanath that Karnataka deputy chief minister DK …

Andhra Pradesh: Minister Says CM Implementing BC Declaration in Entirety
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Minister Says CM Implementing BC Declaration in Entirety

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Excise minister Kollu Ravindra on Wednesday asserted that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is ensuring a dignified life for backward classes by implementing all aspects within the BC Declaration. He made the assertion at a function organised at the BC Welfare Building in Gollapudi, Vijayawada, after Chilakalapudi Papa Rao took office as chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Agnikula Kshatriya …

Caste, BC groups demand quotas in local body polls
4 months, 1 week ago

Caste, BC groups demand quotas in local body polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Leaders representing various backward classes and caste groups submitted a representation to Telangana State BC Dedicated Commission chairman Busani Venkateshwara Rao on Saturday, seeking quotas in local elections based on their population. Telangana State Besta Seva Sangam president G. Venkateshwarlu urged the commission to consider sub-castes like Bestha and Mudiraja as part of the fishermen community and allocate quotas …

Congress failed BCs, did not keep promises: KTR
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress failed BCs, did not keep promises: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao questioned how people could trust the Congress to support the Backward Class community, noting that the party did not establish a separate ministry for BC affairs at the central level, despite being in power for 60 years. Rama Rao pointed out that a year ago, Congress made numerous promises under the BC Declaration, …

YS Sharmila Calls For Caste Census In Andhra As Congress-Led Telangana, Karnataka Begin Surveys
4 months, 2 weeks ago

YS Sharmila Calls For Caste Census In Andhra As Congress-Led Telangana, Karnataka Begin Surveys

ABP News  

YS Sharmila, the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, on Friday advocated for a caste census in Andhra Pradesh, arguing it is crucial for ensuring fair resource distribution to Backward Classes, the state’s largest demographic group. "The Congress is committed to the development of BCs," Sharmila stated, stressing that a caste census would help to "ensure justice for BCs". …

Congress in Telangana ‘castes’ a spell on rivals with BC census
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress in Telangana ‘castes’ a spell on rivals with BC census

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The decision of the Congress government to implement its pre-election promise of a caste census in the state has handed it the advantage over both its main political rivals in the state — the BRS and BJP — and allowed it to portray itself as a champion of BC welfare and social justice. To highlight the importance of the …

Rahul: Assess Congress’s LS performance in K’taka
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul: Assess Congress’s LS performance in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Following the Lok Sabha election results in Karnataka, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi convened a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday with newly elected Members of Parliament and losing candidates to assess the party’s performance. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and State Dy CM DK Shivakumar Addressing the media following the meeting, deputy chief minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar said …

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah
10 months, 1 week ago

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Though Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hinted that the elections to local bodies would be held in the last week of June, the BC associations demanded that the poll should be conducted only after the caste census is conducted. The Congress announced in its manifesto that the reservations in local bodies would be increased from 22 per cent to …

Rahul Gandhi Applauds Telangana's Caste Census Initiative
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi Applauds Telangana's Caste Census Initiative

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his government for taking the "first step towards justice" by announcing a caste census in the state. Caste census is the only way to ensure equitable participation of every section of the society in the prosperity of the country," Gandhi said in a post …

Telangana polls: Kishan Reddy slams Rahul for making light of BJP\'s promise on BC CM
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana polls: Kishan Reddy slams Rahul for making light of BJP\'s promise on BC CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Taking exception to Rahul Gandhi making light of BJP's announcement to make a backward caste leader the chief minister in Telangana, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said the Congress leader insulted the BCs with his comments. Asked about Rahul Gandhi saying as to how BJP can make a Backward Caste leader the CM when it would only …

Modi to Attend BC Meet in Telangana: Laxman
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi to Attend BC Meet in Telangana: Laxman

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Rajya Sabha member and national president of BJP’s OBC national morcha, Dr K. Laxman said that they are organising a BC self-respect meeting here on November 7. Pawan Kalyan will campaign for our party.” Meanwhile, national general secretary Bandi Sanjay said in a release, “Rahul claiming that the Congress party will hold a BC caste census if they come …

BC Caste Census to Consolidate Support of 139 BC castes for YSRC in 2024 Polls
1 year, 5 months ago

BC Caste Census to Consolidate Support of 139 BC castes for YSRC in 2024 Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy aims to consolidate the support of BC castes by holding a Caste Census from November 15, as was done in Bihar. “After 90 years, an accurate account of the population is required to plan and implement welfare programmes for Backward Classes.” Further, in the recent monsoon session of the state assembly in Sept …

Rahul Gandhi assures to conduct caste census in Telangana
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi assures to conduct caste census in Telangana

The Hindu  

Assuring caste census in Telangana once voted to power, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that the most pressing issue in India right now is the caste census. Speaking to a massive turnout at Kataram in Bhupalapally district on the second day of his yatra in poll bound Telangana on Thursday, he said the caste census will reveal how much Bharat …

Rahul acted in consonance with people's sentiment on caste census, leadership endorsed it: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul acted in consonance with people's sentiment on caste census, leadership endorsed it: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday said Rahul Gandhi decided to take forward the demand for a caste census by the backward class people he met during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the party leadership has endorsed this move. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, there was one thing …

Congress will conduct caste census if voted to power: VH
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress will conduct caste census if voted to power: VH

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Congress senior leader and former MP V. Hanumantha Rao said the Congress was the only party to give much importance to the people of BC communities and would conduct a caste census after forming its government at the Centre. Addressing a joint press conference with former MP Ponnam Prabhakar and former MLA A. Praveen Reddy in Husnabad constituency of …

BC quota: Krishnaiah plans stir
1 year, 6 months ago

BC quota: Krishnaiah plans stir

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BC National Welfare Association president R. Krishnaiah on Saturday called for 'Chalo Delhi' to stage a protest on September 19 to press the demand for per cent reservations for the Backward Classes communities and providing a sub-quota in the women's reservations Bill during the special Parliament session to be held from September 18 to September 22. "The BCs from …

R Krishnaiah Writes Letter to Manikrao Thakre
1 year, 6 months ago

R Krishnaiah Writes Letter to Manikrao Thakre

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Citing the failure of the BRS to give more seats to Backward Classes candidates, National BC Welfare Association president R. Krishnaiah wrote an open letter to AICC Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakre seeking 50 per cent of the seats for the community. Stating that the BC community had a right to get its due share in a democratic set-up, Krishnaiah, …

BC MPs of YSRC dare Naidu to join debate on backward classes' development
1 year, 7 months ago

BC MPs of YSRC dare Naidu to join debate on backward classes' development

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: YSRC MPs Mopidevi Venkataramana, Beeda Mastan Rao and others said backward communities in AP benefitted by Rs 1.33 lakh crore through the Direct Benefit Transfer and non-DBT schemes during the past four years of the Y.S. Rajya Sabha member Venkataramana said a strange situation was evident in state politics as “facts are being distorted 100 per cent by the …

Caste census is agenda for BCs
1 year, 8 months ago

Caste census is agenda for BCs

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The Supreme Court former Judge Eswaraiah has said a detailed scientific census to study the status of Backward Classes should be held across the country. Participating as chief guest at the ‘BCs Atma Gourava Sabha here on Sunday, Eswaraiah said, “The demand for BC reservations can be achieved only after a caste census of BCs is undertaken.” Political parties …

BRS MLAs slam BJP's \"BC Declaration\", demand caste-wise census of BCs
1 year, 10 months ago

BRS MLAs slam BJP's \"BC Declaration\", demand caste-wise census of BCs

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BRS MLAs demanded that the Telangana BJP, which had issued a ‘BC declaration’ on Thursday, put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to undertake a caste-wise census of the Backward Classes to determine their socio-economic status. They said that neither at the Centre nor in states ruled by it had the BJP implemented schemes for BC community welfare as …

VHR chalks out BC outreach programmes in Telangana
1 year, 11 months ago

VHR chalks out BC outreach programmes in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Congress leaders from the BC community on Tuesday decided to endorse Rahul Gandhi's resolve to abolish the 50 per cent ceiling on reservation while also pressing the Union government to carry out a fresh caste census. Hanumantha Rao, former convener of the OBC Forum of MPs, who organised the conference on Tuesday, chalked out a strategy for the BC …

'Give us at least 150 seats...': Rahul Gandhi's appeal to Karnataka voters
1 year, 11 months ago

'Give us at least 150 seats...': Rahul Gandhi's appeal to Karnataka voters

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the ruling BJP and RSS of attacking democracy and spreading hatred and violence in the country. Expressing confidence about the Congress coming to power, Gandhi said the party government's first cabinet meeting will take a decision on implementing its poll guarantees. The Congress party has announced four poll ‘guarantees’ — 200 units of …

Congress in TN, too, pitches for Rahul\'s leadership
2 years, 6 months ago

Congress in TN, too, pitches for Rahul\'s leadership

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The election of Rahul Gandhi as the head of the Congress party was highly essential for the nation’s glorious future as he alone could save the Indian people from the communal morass they have been caught in, The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee unanimously resolved on Monday. Passed at the meeting, presided by TNCC president K S Alagiri, with all …

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