Shettar shunted out of BJP as he is not corrupt, says Rahul
1 year, 7 months ago

Shettar shunted out of BJP as he is not corrupt, says Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

Hangal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the BJP during a public meeting held at Hanagal in Haveri district on Monday evening. Addressing the crowd, Gandhi mocked the BJP for not giving a ticket to former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, stating that it was because he had not been involved in any corruption charges. Gandhi accused the BJP of corruption and claimed that the last government formed by the party was a "stolen government" that purchased MLAs with money to come to power. Rahul also called for the release of the Caste Census data, demanding that Prime Minister Modi reveal the information.

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Rahul Gandhi speaks about UPA's ‘mistake’ on caste census: ‘Came up with idea but…'
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi speaks about UPA's ‘mistake’ on caste census: ‘Came up with idea but…'

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a press conference in Jharkhand on Monday, talked about a “mistake” made by the UPA government while in power regarding the caste census, which has been one of the primary poll promises of the Congress party during the assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi said that while the UPA government was the one to come up …

'Modi Has Lost His Memory': Rahul Gandhi's 'Joe Biden' Jibe At PM In Maharashtra's Amravati — WATCH
1 month, 1 week ago

'Modi Has Lost His Memory': Rahul Gandhi's 'Joe Biden' Jibe At PM In Maharashtra's Amravati — WATCH

ABP News  

Maharashtra Election 2024: In a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, suggested that Modi is experiencing a "memory loss," drawing parallels with outgoing US President Joe Biden. #WATCH | Amravati, Maharashtra: Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, "My sister was telling me that she …

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 …

Rajnath Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi for caste census promise, says Cong misleads people
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi for caste census promise, says Cong misleads people

Deccan Chronicle  

Ranchi: Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for promising of caste census if Congress is voted to power, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday accused the party of misleading people and wondered why it did not carry out the exercise when the grand old party ruled the country. According to the social welfare ministry, there were around 1200 Scheduled Castes, over …

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census

The Hindu  

Minister for Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar criticised BJP OBC Morcha national president and Rajya Sabha member K. Laxman’s reported remarks that the Congress government is conducting a caste census solely for political gain. The Congress leader highlighted Congress’ historical role in social welfare initiatives, noting that the term ‘Backward Classes’ was first introduced in Parliament by then …

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 …

Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand: ‘Will hike SC ST OBC reservation’; ‘90% people should run this country’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand: ‘Will hike SC ST OBC reservation’; ‘90% people should run this country’

Live Mint  

Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the INDIA bloc "will raise reservation cap above 50 percent if voted to power. While speaking at the Congress' rally in Jharkhand's Simdega, Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur and waiving off loans of corporates worth ₹16 lakh crore. The …

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off his campaign in Maharashtra, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, from Nagpur on Wednesday, once again reaffirming his commitment to caste census. He then raised questions about RSS’s financial resources, and asked, “From where does the RSS get money to maintain its extensive facilities and run institutions like Shishu Mandirs and Eklavya Vidyalayas …

Congress Leader Calls for Nationwide Caste Census to Uncover Deepest Layers of Discrimination
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress Leader Calls for Nationwide Caste Census to Uncover Deepest Layers of Discrimination

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi advocates for a national caste census in India, highlighting the deep-rooted caste-based discrimination affecting people's lives, careers, and faith in the nation. He argues that caste discrimination exists in every corner of India and must be revealed and addressed to foster inclusive governance. Gandhi also emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in the census process, …

Congress to Demolish 50% Quota Barrier in Telangana: Rahul Gandhi
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress to Demolish 50% Quota Barrier in Telangana: Rahul Gandhi

ABP News  

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi has pledged to demolish the 50% reservation barrier in Telangana and make the state a model for caste census in the country. Gandhi, addressing a Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee meeting in Hyderabad, asserted that he is committed to ensuring a caste census in the state and making Telangana a leading example in the country's caste census …

Rahul Gandhi’s meet in Hyderabad on November 5 to set stage for caste survey in Telangana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s meet in Hyderabad on November 5 to set stage for caste survey in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: On the eve of launching a survey on caste composition in the state, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold extensive consultations with various stakeholders — including party functionaries, intellectuals, student unions and caste-based organisations — in Hyderabad on Tuesday. In a show of priority for the caste census, Rahul is set to attend this …

Congress to Demolish 50% Reservation Barrier: Rahul Gandhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress to Demolish 50% Reservation Barrier: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has announced that he will change the 50 per cent reservation limit on reservation in the country. Gandhi was speaking at a meeting in Telangana, which is becoming the second Congress-ruled state to undertake a caste census after Karnataka. He said that caste discrimination in India is 'unique' and that Congress would demolish the artificial barrier …

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed his full commitment to ensuring a caste census in Telangana and making the state a model for caste census in the country. He also asserted that caste discrimination in India was unique and probably among the worst in the world and will demolish artificial barriers of 50 per cent reservations in the country.

VP Dhankar slams Rahul Gandhi for reservation remark; Congress asks whether he agrees on lifting 50% cap
3 months, 1 week ago

VP Dhankar slams Rahul Gandhi for reservation remark; Congress asks whether he agrees on lifting 50% cap

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's alleged remark on ‘ending’ the system of reservations in education and employment, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said on Sunday that such comments by a person holding a constitutional post shows his “anti-constitutional mindset”. Rahul Gandhi's remark and clarification At a conversation during his recent visit to the United States, the Leader of Opposition said India can …

Cong conspiring to end reservation: Mayawati
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong conspiring to end reservation: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent statements on the issue of reservation, alleging that the Congress party was conspiring to end quota. The BSP chief said the Congress neither implemented OBC reservation nor conducted caste census when it was in power. And India is not a fair place.” In a …

Congress frames social justice as an essential step of a policy framework to ensure justice
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress frames social justice as an essential step of a policy framework to ensure justice

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government quickly scrapped a proposal to induct mid-level officials into the bureaucracy through lateral entry to counter the Opposition’s allegations of “ending reservations.” However, it is clear that Congress would continue to place social justice as the centrepiece of its politics. On Saturday, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, positioned caste census as an …

'Checked list of Miss India, there were no Dalit, tribal or OBC women': Rahul Gandhi on caste census
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Checked list of Miss India, there were no Dalit, tribal or OBC women': Rahul Gandhi on caste census

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday renewed his call for a nationwide caste census and pointed out the lack of representation of women from Dalit, Tribal, or Other Backward Classes communities in the "Miss India pageant list." Addressing a gathering at the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan, Mr. Gandhi said, "I checked the list of Miss …

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note

News 18  

The Congress has struck a bitter note in the halwa ceremony before the Budget presentation, with Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi raising the issue of caste of the officers seen with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Senior Congress leader and Rahul Gandhi’s mother Sonia Gandhi hit out at the BJP saying: “It is clear that the government has no intention whatsoever to …

BJP Leader Wants Caste Census Before Local Polls
7 months ago

BJP Leader Wants Caste Census Before Local Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP leader Dr Boora Narsaiah Goud demanded that the Revanth Reddy government conduct the caste census and provide 42 per cent reservations to Backward Classes communities before conducting the local bodies’ polls, as was promised by the Congress before the Assembly elections. Dr Goud demanded that the government allocate 42 per cent of civil contract maintenance works in government …

'Congress ended SC, ST, OBCs quota in around 9,000 institutions': PM Modi to Rajat Sharma in Salaam India show
7 months ago

'Congress ended SC, ST, OBCs quota in around 9,000 institutions': PM Modi to Rajat Sharma in Salaam India show

India TV News  

Modi with Rajat Sharma: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Congress ended reservations for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes in around 9,000 institutions in the country and slammed the 'Khan Market Gang' who raise questions against his government. When Rajat Sharma asked the Prime Minister how he openly talks against the Muslim reservation, he said, …

Revanth Reddy interview | ‘Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Revanth Reddy interview | ‘Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP’

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said the BJP’s wish to “scrap reservation”, its North-South division, favouritism towards Gujarat, and denial of caste census are serious issues that will haunt the party in the election. In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Reddy said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi could challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister said Ambani …

Will PM Modi scrap 50% limit on reservation, asks Rahul Gandhi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Will PM Modi scrap 50% limit on reservation, asks Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked PM Narendra Modi whether he would scrap the 50% limit on reservations. Media hides facts The Congress’ candidate from Wayanad and Raebareli, flayed the media for reportedly being in the clutches of Mr. Modi and the PM’s industrialist friends, Gautam Adani and the Ambani family. Narendra Modi is being openly corrupt, but the …

Journalist Deepak Chaurasia exposes Rahul Gandhi's hypocrisy on OBC representation in media
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Journalist Deepak Chaurasia exposes Rahul Gandhi's hypocrisy on OBC representation in media

Op India  

In his election rallies, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced that if elected to power, the grand old party would conduct a nationwide caste census. Now, in a recent show on ‘India TV’, senior journalist Deepak Chaurasia, hailing from the OBC community, exposed the hypocrisy of the Congress leader on its poll plank by sharing an anecdotal incident. I was an …

'RSS backs reservations': Mohan Bhagwat amid BJP vs Congress poll battle over quota row
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'RSS backs reservations': Mohan Bhagwat amid BJP vs Congress poll battle over quota row

India TV News  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, while addressing an event, made it clear that the Sangh Parivar never opposed reservations extended to certain groups. Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP, RSS Congress leader Rahul has been on a streak to attack the BJP and RSS over a range of issues, including reservation. Gandhi recently in Wayanad, accused the BJP and …

Rahul Gandhi demanded caste details of all passengers from airline honcho: Report
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi demanded caste details of all passengers from airline honcho: Report

Op India  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently called the chief of an airline to demand the caste profile of the passengers, leaving him in shock and disbelief, reported Open Magazine on Friday. According to the report citing unnamed Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi’s several divisive agendas like caste census and blatantly asking for caste profiling from private entities – airlines in the recent …

Rahul Gandhi vows to conduct caste census if Congress voted to power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi vows to conduct caste census if Congress voted to power

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on March 9 underlined his party's resolve to conduct a caste census if voted to power, asserting that based on this right step along with economic mapping, the 50% cap on reservation would be "uprooted". Mr. Gandhi said the Congress' slogan is "count" because that would be the first step towards justice. The caste survey conducted …

Rahul harps on caste census again as yatra resumes
10 months ago

Rahul harps on caste census again as yatra resumes

Hindustan Times  

Laying stress on social justice, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi once again raised the issue of caste census during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as it resumed from Anand Bhavan in Prayagraj on Sunday. India's Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi waves to his supporters from atop a vehicle during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' roadshow Prayagraj on February 18, 2024. Former Congress …

Rahul Gandhi promises caste census, slams BJP’s hate politics in Chhattisgarh rallies
10 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi promises caste census, slams BJP’s hate politics in Chhattisgarh rallies

The Hindu  

Describing caste census as a pivotal step towards delivering social justice in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he was determined to conduct it in the country. Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the caste census, Mr. Gandhi, whose Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumed in Chhattisgarh after a two-day break, said that Mr. Modi was not conducting …

'Congress govt itself gave OBC status to PM Modi's caste in 1994: Ex-Gujarat Deputy CM's big revelation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Congress govt itself gave OBC status to PM Modi's caste in 1994: Ex-Gujarat Deputy CM's big revelation

India TV News  

PM Modi caste row: Following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's caste, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Narhari Amin, who was holding the post of Deputy CM in the then Congress government of Gujarat in 1994, has also made a big revelation refuting Wayanad MP's claim. Taking to 'X', Narhari Amin, former Congress leader, said, …

Rahul: Will remove 50% cap on quota, carry out caste census, if INDIA wins
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul: Will remove 50% cap on quota, carry out caste census, if INDIA wins

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: Eyeing the tribal population and people belonging to backward castes in Jharkhand, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Ranchi on Monday, promised Sarna Religion Code for tribals and caste census, if his party if comes to power at the center after 2024 polls. “We will ensure that the tribals here will get the Sarna …

Rahul Gandhi's big poll promise on 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc voted to power
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi's big poll promise on 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc voted to power

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc wins the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “If INDIA bloc comes to power, it will throw away the 50 per cent cap on reservation, ensure Dalits, tribals, OBCs get their rights,” Gandhi said. This is the …

'INDIA bloc will remove 50% cap on reservations if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'INDIA bloc will remove 50% cap on reservations if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi also launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying when the demand for caste census was raised and the time came …

'Amit Shah keeps rewriting history': Rahul Gandhi on remarks against Nehru
1 year ago

'Amit Shah keeps rewriting history': Rahul Gandhi on remarks against Nehru

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took a dig at union home minister Amit Shah over his remarks on India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru saying that the minister does not know history and "keeps rewriting" it. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi While talking to the reporters outside the parliament on Tuesday, Gandhi said, "Pandit Nehru dedicated his life for this country. While …

Rahul Gandhi raises caste census pitch, promises survey in Rajasthan
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi raises caste census pitch, promises survey in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

Once again raising the caste census pitch, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the party would conduct a caste survey in Rajasthan if elected to power in the upcoming Assembly election. Mr. Gandhi promised that Other Backward Classes would get benefits proportionate to their population, saying a caste census would be launched in the country on the day the …

Congress nurtures hatred towards OBCs, says PM Modi in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress nurtures hatred towards OBCs, says PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 13 accused the Congress of nurturing hatred towards the other backward classes and failing to provide reservation to OBCs despite long spells in power. Addressing back-to-back poll rallies in Mungeli and Mahasamund districts of election-bound Chhattisgarh, Mr. Modi said that by abusing him, Congress leaders had been abusing the entire OBC community. Questions track …

Rahul hits out at Modi over OBC welfare, vows caste survey in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul hits out at Modi over OBC welfare, vows caste survey in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself an OBC leader but shies away from holding a caste survey to ensure the availability of the government’s socio-economic benefits to them, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday. Addressing a rally in Ambikapur constituency of poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Gandhi also alleged the BJP calls the tribals ‘vanvasi’ instead of ‘adivasi’ as it does not …

In Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi does OBC outreach and offers a bundle of promises
1 year, 1 month ago

In Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi does OBC outreach and offers a bundle of promises

The Hindu  

Free education in government institutions, an annual ₹4,000 assistance for those who collect tendu leaves and farm loan waiver are among the several sops announced by former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, even as he kept his focus on the party’s OBC outreach with the promise of a caste-based survey for the State. Addressing election rallies …

‘Why are you afraid?’ Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi over OBC caste census
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Why are you afraid?’ Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi over OBC caste census

Live Mint  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asserted that the Congress will conduct the caste-based census if the party assumes office at the Centre while questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he is afraid to conduct it. And if our government is formed in Chhattisgarh, then the Chhattisgarh government will conduct the caste-based survey," Rahul Gandhi said at a gathering in …

Rahul Gandhi assures to conduct caste census in Telangana
1 year, 2 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 …

Will conduct caste census in Telangana if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Will conduct caste census in Telangana if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pledged to conduct a caste census in Telangana if his party comes to power in the state. When I speak on caste census, neither the PM nor the Telangana CM say anything," Rahul Gandhi said during a public meeting in Bhupalpally district of the poll-bound state. The Bihar government recently published its caste census …

How Rahul-led Congress' advocacy of caste-based census lacks logic and coherence
1 year, 2 months ago

How Rahul-led Congress' advocacy of caste-based census lacks logic and coherence

Firstpost  

The opposition’s politics is stuck in the quicksand of 1990s Mandal-era caste dynamics, and its aim is polarisation among castes to foil the unity of Hindus across India and weaponising caste for a divisive ‘split and conquer’ game plan The infamous aphorism of divide et impera politics, historically repudiated by the Grand Old Party, has returned with Rahul Gandhi making …

Caste census in MP if Congress wins, reiterates Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census in MP if Congress wins, reiterates Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress has once again reiterated its stand on the caste census. Asserting "100 per cent" support for the caste census, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi likened the exercise to an "X-ray" and said it will give a clear picture of the dalits, tribals, OBCs and upper castes population, which in turn will help in deciding the future course …

Caste census an X-ray to find out problems of OBCs: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census an X-ray to find out problems of OBCs: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Caste-based census is like an X-ray that will detect the problems of the Other Backward Classes, Dalits and tribals of the country and how much representation they should get, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday at a public rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. Adivasi representation Claiming that the Adivasi representation was even less, Mr. Gandhi said, “If the government …

Opinion: Caste census plank gives Rahul Gandhi leg-up within Congress and INDIA bloc
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Caste census plank gives Rahul Gandhi leg-up within Congress and INDIA bloc

India Today  

These are interesting and exciting times in the grand old party. The Congress Working Committee unanimously endorsed Rahul Gandhi’s idea of caste-based census without a fuss. The status of a migrant from one state to another and the status of children of inter-caste marriage, in terms of caste classification, are also vexed questions.” On October 9, 2023, Chidambaram was present …

‘PM Modi will keep distracting in coming times’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

‘PM Modi will keep distracting in coming times’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on PM Narendra Modi for not carrying out a caste census in the country, saying the decision to conduct a caste census was not political but based on justice. Rahul Gandhi also said that PM Narendra Modi was “incapable” and was employing distraction tactics to avoid the survey, saying hewould bring many distractions …

‘Incapable': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Incapable': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over caste census

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi on Monday announced that the Congress Working Committee, the party's apex decision making body, had “decided unanimously to support caste census in the country”. The CWC's resolution on supporting caste census comes days after the Bihar government, of which Congress is a part of, released the caste census survey report. Therefore, the state government has decided to conduct …

Rahul acted in consonance with people's sentiment on caste census, leadership endorsed it: Congress
1 year, 2 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 …

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 …

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 …

Maha Should ‘Caste’ Quota Net Wider, Announce Time-bound Plan for Census: Oppn Leader Wadettiwar
1 year, 2 months ago

Maha Should ‘Caste’ Quota Net Wider, Announce Time-bound Plan for Census: Oppn Leader Wadettiwar

News 18  

Taking a cue from the Bihar government, the Maharashtra government, too, should conduct a caste census to understand the distribution of population and demands for reservation, Leader of Opposition and Congress’s Other Backward Class leader Vijay Wadettiwar told News18 in an exclusive interview. According to Wadettiwar, the state government “must tell how much time they will need to conduct a …

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