Patna High Court stays Bihar’s caste-based survey
1 year, 7 months ago

Patna High Court stays Bihar’s caste-based survey

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court on May 4 stayed the caste-based census in its interim order while hearing a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the caste survey in Bihar. Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at the Nitish Kumar government saying that it is a big failure as the government could not convince its decision in the court. Nitish Kumar does not want to conduct the caste-based survey in Bihar and they put forward the weak side intentionally so that the court puts a stay order,“ said Bihar BJP state President Samrat Choudhary. BJP MP and former state president of the party Sanjay Jaiswal said that Nitish Kumar has entered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for losing a case in Patna High Court. Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal president Upendra Kushwaha termed the court’s decision unfortunate and held Nitish Kumar responsible for it claiming that the State Government showed a non-serious approach towards the case-based survey.

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DC Edit | RSS backing caste census spells a problem for BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | RSS backing caste census spells a problem for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

The cautious clearance that the BJP’s ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has given to the idea of conducting a caste-based census nevertheless puts it in a serious dilemma. Despite consistent opposition to the idea by the BJP, voiced by its senior leaders including Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the RSS, after a just-concluded brainstorming session in Kerala, greenlighted …

Nitish strong at Centre, can easily get caste census done: Tejashwi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish strong at Centre, can easily get caste census done: Tejashwi

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, led by its leader Tejashwi Yadav, staged protests across Bihar demanding a nationwide caste census and inclusion of 65% reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in Schedule 9 of the Constitution. Mr. Yadav said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is playing an important role at the Centre but is not taking …

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 29 refused to order interim stay of a Patna High Court decision quashing reservation up to 65% for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in public employment and institutions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Shyam Divan, for Bihar, urged the court to stay the High Court decision which had …

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna high court decision striking down the law enhancing caste-based reservation to 65% in jobs and admissions and argued that the caste survey carried out by the state adequately satisfies the parameters required to breach the 50% ceiling on reservation set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney …

Bihar caste census: 'PM Modi to take appropriate decision', says Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary
6 months ago

Bihar caste census: 'PM Modi to take appropriate decision', says Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary

India TV News  

Bihar caste census: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today dubbed the Congress and I.N.D.I.A bloc anti-reservation and claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party had supported a caste survey exercise in the eastern state. Speaking to media in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take an appropriate decision. The Prime Minister will decide in this regard”, Choudhary …

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike
6 months ago

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government will move the Supreme Court to challenge the Patna high court’s decision setting aside a hike in reservation for deprived castes from 50% to 65%, deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Thursday, even as leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed the ruling National Democratic Alliance for failing to include the quota law in the ninth schedule …

2024 Lok Sabha polls | Congress manifesto includes legal guarantee for MSP, caste census, filling government vacancies, say sources
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls | Congress manifesto includes legal guarantee for MSP, caste census, filling government vacancies, say sources

The Hindu  

Making minimum support price a legal guarantee, the promise to conduct a nationwide caste census, and filling existing government vacancies on priority will figure prominently in the Congress’ manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, sources said. A senior party leader told TheHindu on March 2 that the manifesto thematically focuses on the paanchnyay or five pillars of justice that …

Telangana: Opposition Parties Seek Legal Sanctity for Caste Census
10 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Opposition Parties Seek Legal Sanctity for Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Opposition parties on Friday demanded legal backing to the caste survey proposed by the state government, and a resolution was not enough. Rama Rao cited the example of the Bihar government which undertook a caste survey without legal backing due to which it encountered hurdles and came to a grinding halt." The government could seek judicial sanctity by constituting …

Bihar Floor Test: Nitish Kumar Govt Wins Trust Vote; RJD Stages Walkout From Assembly
10 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Floor Test: Nitish Kumar Govt Wins Trust Vote; RJD Stages Walkout From Assembly

News 18  

Bihar Floor Test LIVE: RJD Leader Calls Nitish Kumar Politician Without Any Principles RJD leader Ramanuj Prasad reacted to Nitish Kumar’s allegation of corruption by RJD leaders. Bihar Assembly Live: Despite Victory,NDA Govt's Head Hung In Shame, Says Congress MLA Bihar floor test | Congress MLA Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan says, “…Despite winning, their heads are hanging in shame, they …

Supreme Court Schedules Final Hearing Of Pleas Challenging Bihar Govt's Caste Survey In April
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Schedules Final Hearing Of Pleas Challenging Bihar Govt's Caste Survey In April

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled in April the final hearing of a clutch of public interest litigation petitions challenging the constitutionality of the caste-based survey conducted by the State of Bihar. A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta was hearing special leave petitions filed by non-governmental organisations Youth for Equality and Ek Soch Ek Prayas and …

EXPLAINER | Nitishing to perennially stay in power
10 months, 3 weeks ago

EXPLAINER | Nitishing to perennially stay in power

New Indian Express  

PATNA: From being hailed as Sushashan Babu to being derisively described as Palturam or Paltu Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has had many peaks and troughs in his long political career. On January 28 last, he took his oath of office as chief minister for a record ninth time, effortlessly moving out of what was called a mahagathbandhan with …

‘Absurd’: Nitish Kumar stings Rahul Gandhi for Bihar caste survey claim
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Absurd’: Nitish Kumar stings Rahul Gandhi for Bihar caste survey claim

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday rebutted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who sought to take credit for the caste survey conducted in Bihar, saying Gandhi was trying to take “fake credit” for the move. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during inauguration of a the 'Control Room' of Bihar State Disaster Management Authority at Patel Bhawan, in Patna, “Isse …

Nitish Kumar caved under pressure; don’t need his support: Rahul Gandhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar caved under pressure; don’t need his support: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

As his Bharat Jodo Naya Yatra traversed Bihar for the second day on Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his party did not need the support of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Nitish ji was in a jam and the BJP provided him a back door to escape”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said while addressing an impressive public meeting at …

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2
1 year ago

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has set January 2, 2024, as the date for the final hearing on a case challenging the recently conducted Bihar Municipal elections. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar Counsel/s For the Respondent/s : Mr. Basant Kumar Choudhary, Sr. Advocate Counsel/s For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awnish Kumar, Advocate Mr. S.V. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar, A.C. to …

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar
1 year ago

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar

India TV News  

The Patna High Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging the recent increase in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran asked the Nitish Kumar government, represented by Advocate General PK Shahi, to file …

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 …

Caste survey and quota hike: Bihar starts political churn ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 1 month ago

Caste survey and quota hike: Bihar starts political churn ahead of 2024 polls

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: The recent announcement by the Nitish Kumar government to hike reservation to 75% in Bihar based on the findings of the caste survey presented before the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, has infused new energy into the run-up to the 2024 general elections. There is no monolithic cultural category and that will set new political trends with a demand …

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 …

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’s caste survey can spark a new political consciousness
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar’s caste survey can spark a new political consciousness

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 9 MINS READ The last four decades of economic liberalisation have created new sectors of employment and entrepreneurship, produced a significant urban middle class, and expanded the Indian diaspora of engineers, technicians, and other professionals in developed countries. The BJP’s current political assertion and electoral success in north Indian States has been …

On reality of caste, Bihar holds a mirror
1 year, 2 months ago

On reality of caste, Bihar holds a mirror

Hindustan Times  

There is something about Bihar. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha and other leaders during all parties’ meeting on Bihar Caste Census at the CM Secretariat on Tuesday. It may be the state where the Buddha attained his enlightenment, where the world’s first residential university flourished, where …

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 …

Nitish Kumar to table caste survey report in Bihar Assembly
1 year, 2 months ago

Nitish Kumar to table caste survey report in Bihar Assembly

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced he would table the report on the recently released caste-based survey in the both Houses of the State Assembly in the upcoming winter session, which is likely to commence in December. Mr. Kumar was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav; Bihar Legislative Council Chairperson Devesh Chandra …

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 …

rajasthan caste census congress ashok gehlot bjp opposition india block agenda 2024 lok sabha
1 year, 2 months ago

rajasthan caste census congress ashok gehlot bjp opposition india block agenda 2024 lok sabha

ABP News  

Ahead of the Rajasthan assembly elections slated later this year, the Congress government in the state announced to conduct caste-census on the lines of the caste survey that was done in the state of Bihar. #WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: On the caste-based census in Rajasthan, BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says, ".This is the policy of CM Ashok Gehlot to …

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 …

After Bihar, Rajasthan issues order to conduct caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

After Bihar, Rajasthan issues order to conduct caste census

India TV News  

Rajasthan: After Bihar, the Rajasthan government has now announced that it will conduct a caste-based census in the state. In a notification, the Rajasthan government said that in order to ensure that welfare schemes of the government reach every section of the society and to know the status of different castes, the government has decided to conduct the caste based …

Rajasthan government will conduct caste census on lines of Bihar in state: CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan government will conduct caste census on lines of Bihar in state: CM Ashok Gehlot

India TV News  

Ahead of the Assembly elections this year, the Rajasthan government has decided to conduct a caste census in the state. Speaking on the media, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stated that his government would issue an order for caste census as it is very much necessary. Earlier, Gandhi had reiterated his demands to give people rights based on their population after …

Supreme Court Questions Bihar Government on Caste Survey Data Publication
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Questions Bihar Government on Caste Survey Data Publication

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing more data from its caste survey, stating that it cannot stop any state from making policy decisions. Bhatti issued a formal notice on a batch of pleas challenging the Patna High Court order, dated August 1, which gave the go-ahead for the caste survey in …

Priyanka promises ‘caste census on the lines of Bihar’ in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 2 months ago

Priyanka promises ‘caste census on the lines of Bihar’ in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday announced that if her party returned to power in Chhattisgarh after the 2023 Assembly elections, a “caste census” on the lines of Bihar would be conducted. Today I want to announce here, I have spoken to Baghel ji, if our government comes to power again in Chhattisgarh, then, like Bihar, a …

Can't stop state from taking policy decision: SC refuses to restrain Bihar govt from publishing data from caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Can't stop state from taking policy decision: SC refuses to restrain Bihar govt from publishing data from caste survey

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court rejected the objections of the petitioners that Bihar government has preempted the stay order by publishing some data and demanded that a complete stay should be ordered on further publication of data The Supreme Court Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying it cannot stop the state from …

Supreme Court refuses to stay Bihar caste census, says it can't stop govt from taking a decision
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay Bihar caste census, says it can't stop govt from taking a decision

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay Bihar caste census which had stated that state’s total population stood at a little over 13.07 crore. What was the survey The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its survey months ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary elections, which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of …

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 …

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 …

Counting people, lesson from Bihar
1 year, 2 months ago

Counting people, lesson from Bihar

Hindustan Times  

While caste informs every aspect of the South Asian experience — knowledge, stratification, power, intimacy, theology — the Indian governing classes have been so far averse to its inclusion as a category in the decennial Census. The persistent caste blindness has been breached by the Bihar government’s release of the first set of caste-based survey data on the symbolic occasion …

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 …

How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power
1 year, 2 months ago

How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power

Al Jazeera  

The findings have the potential to upend the country’s politics, as marginalised groups demand better representation in public institutions. The findings from Bihar, one of India’s poorest yet politically significant states, have the potential to upend the country’s politics, with demands being made for a similar nationwide census, opening the doors for a revamp of the country’s affirmative action plans …

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 …

Caste census offers a self-propagating campaign for the Opposition
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census offers a self-propagating campaign for the Opposition

The Hindu  

With the Bihar caste census, the Opposition feels that it has been handed over a self-propagating campaign that could fuel their campaign for the 2024 general elections, especially after Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked during a public meeting in Chhattisgarh that the biggest community in the country is the “poor”. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi at the last meeting of …

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 …

A national caste census looks all but inevitable
1 year, 2 months ago

A national caste census looks all but inevitable

Live Mint  

The term ‘historic’ may have lost its punch from overuse, but Bihar’s caste count will qualify if it revives the Mandal movement in Indian politics and forces a quota policy rejig. With our democracy’s dynamics shaped by shifts in OBC support and a popular appetite for data whetted by hot news of Bihar’s caste break-up, an all-India caste census looks …

Bihar caste survey | SP, BSP, Congress, Apna Dal press for similar exercise in U.P.
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey | SP, BSP, Congress, Apna Dal press for similar exercise in U.P.

The Hindu  

With a caste survey report released in neighbouring Bihar, the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress have demanded a similar exercise in Uttar Pradesh. बिहार सरकार द्वारा कराए गए जातीय जनगणना के आँकड़े सार्वजनिक होने की खबरें आज काफी सुर्खियों में है तथा उस पर गहन चर्चाएं जारी है। कुछ पार्टियाँ इससे असहज ज़रूर हैं किन्तु बीएसपी …

Bihar caste survey: Why Nitish Kumar has only to gain from the census
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Why Nitish Kumar has only to gain from the census

Firstpost  

The Bihar caste survey has put the spotlight on CM Nitish Kumar and his role in national politics. The census is also likely to give him a leg up within the INDIA bloc Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is all set to hold an all-party meeting today to deliberate on the findings of the caste survey. According to Indian Express, …

Bihar caste-based census news: CM Nitish Kumar calls an all-party meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste-based census news: CM Nitish Kumar calls an all-party meeting

Live Mint  

A day after releasing data from a caste-based census in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meeting to discuss the results of the survey and deliberate on the next course of action. 2)The survey also stated that Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, was the largest in terms of the population, …

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA

The Hindu  

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad has hailed the Bihar government's caste survey and demanded that a similar exercise be carried out in all states of the country, including Maharashtra, alleging that the rights of the OBCs were being snatched away. "Our demand is that a caste-based census be carried out.What Bihar has done has to be …

'No one visited us': Locals claim they were excluded from Bihar caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

'No one visited us': Locals claim they were excluded from Bihar caste census

India Today  

Several residents of three districts in Bihar have claimed that they were not included in the recent caste-based census conducted by the state government. Avinash Kumar, a Bhumihar, Sanjeev Kumar Singh, and Siddhinath Jha told Aaj Tak TV that no one visited their homes for the caste census. Siddhinath Jha added that even though he had worked in the agricultural …

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states

Hindustan Times  

The results of Bihar’s caste survey announced on Monday galvanised opposition parties in the heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to demand similar exercises in their states. “The caste census is a must in UP as well to ensure correct share of various castes in various government schemes,” RLD state president Ramashish Rai said. “We demand the UP …

Bihar caste survey: Opposition sees scope for new narrative, poll dividends
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Opposition sees scope for new narrative, poll dividends

Hindustan Times  

When Bihar’s Nitish Kumar demanded a caste survey as early as 2021 -- a few months after the Bharatiya Janata Party, then an ally, outperformed his party in the state elections -- other parties in the state supported him, but it was yet to become the national imperative opposition parties would now like to see it as. “The Indian National …

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