JD(U) hits back at Centre over Solicitor General’s intervention in Bihar caste survey case
1 year, 4 months ago

JD(U) hits back at Centre over Solicitor General’s intervention in Bihar caste survey case

The Hindu  

After the Solicitor General’s intervention in the Supreme Court that the Bihar caste survey case may have a “ramification”, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United on August 22 hit back at the BJP-led Centre, saying “their only objective is to disrupt the caste survey”. On August 1, the Patna High Court had dismissed a batch of Public Interest Litigations challenging the validity of the caste survey and said the Bihar Government’s initiative was “perfectly valid and legally competent”. Their only objective is to disrupt the caste survey,” State Education Minister and former Speaker of the Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Choudhary told media persons. “But the problem is that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tries to play at both ends,” Mr. Samrat Choudhary alleged, adding, “The Supreme Court must have called the Solicitor General and he would have gone to the court with his opinion.

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'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the challenge to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozepur, Punjab. The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea challenging the two circulars issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur through which the seat of the sarpanch of the village as …

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent
4 weeks ago

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly, has called on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government to introduce new laws providing 85% reservation quotas for deprived castes and economically weaker sections. Speaking in the assembly on Tuesday, after Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav rejected the opposition’s adjournment motion, the RJD leader proposed that a committee be set …

Inside Telangana Caste Survey: Wary Respondents, Tired Surveyors & Privacy Fears
1 month ago

Inside Telangana Caste Survey: Wary Respondents, Tired Surveyors & Privacy Fears

The Quint  

However, the survey did not take off in the last eight months due to the Lok Sabha elections and court cases. On a Public Interest Litigation filed by R Krishnaiah, former Rajya Sabha member and leading figure of struggles by BC organisations since the Mandal Commission imbroglio, the Telangana High Court directed the state government to constitute a dedicated commission …

Religion, caste in BJP bid to unite Hindu vote base
1 month, 1 week ago

Religion, caste in BJP bid to unite Hindu vote base

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological fount, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have stepped up efforts to strengthen their campaign to coalesce Hindu voters and prevent a split on caste lines in poll-bound Jharkhand and Maharashtra, people aware of the details said. A senior BJP leader said the campaign, which has seen terse messaging from party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra …

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 …

Telangana: Dedicated panel to oversee caste survey for BC reservations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Dedicated panel to oversee caste survey for BC reservations

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Following a recent Telangana High Court order, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to establish a dedicated commission to conduct a caste survey on BC reservations in local body elections. To avoid legal complications in the implementation of BC reservations in local bodies, the chief minister instructed officials to immediately set up a dedicated BC commission and told …

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 …

Lalu Yadav on caste census: ‘Will hold RSS, BJP by ear, make them do sit-ups’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalu Yadav on caste census: ‘Will hold RSS, BJP by ear, make them do sit-ups’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday declared that the opposition would compel the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological fountainhead, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, to conduct a caste census. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav holds a mic while RJD Chief Lalu Prasad addresses party workers during 28th foundation of Rashtriya Janata Dal, at the party office …

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move
3 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move

ABP News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh expressed its support on Monday for collecting data on specific communities or castes, provided that the information is utilised solely for their welfare and not manipulated for political purposes. Ambekar's remarks come in the wake of opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and other INDIA bloc allies, campaigning for a caste census to inform effective …

Tejashwi dares Nitish to clear stand on quota
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tejashwi dares Nitish to clear stand on quota

New Indian Express  

PATNA: RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Sunday challenged Janata Dal leaders to clarify their stance on inclusion of reservation in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution. Addressing workers of the party while taking part in day-long sit-in agitation, Tejashwi said that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD should tell people whether they are …

Ahead of Budget session, JD(U), RJD, YSRCP, BJD demand special category status for Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
5 months ago

Ahead of Budget session, JD(U), RJD, YSRCP, BJD demand special category status for Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

The Hindu  

At the very first all-party meeting of the 18th Lok Sabha held on July 21, ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, both allies and rivals came up with a long wish list for the Narendra Modi Government. We oppose this and the entire Opposition is with us.” AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi called the order a violation of Article 17 …

Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of BJP Leaders Raosaheb Danve, Pritam Munde In 2019 Lok Sabha Polls
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of BJP Leaders Raosaheb Danve, Pritam Munde In 2019 Lok Sabha Polls

Live Law  

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently rejected the election petitions challenging the elections of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Raosaheb Danve and Pritam Munde in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Single-judge Justice Sanjay Mehare noted that the prime contention in the two election petitions against Danve and Munde was that the two leaders in connivance with the respective …

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 reservation hike: State government moves SC against Patna HC decision to ‘set aside’ reservation hike
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar reservation hike: State government moves SC against Patna HC decision to ‘set aside’ reservation hike

The Hindu  

The Bihar government moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging the Patna High Court’s directive to ‘set aside’ the increase in the State’s reservation for disadvantaged communities, from the existing 50% to 65%. “Yes, the State government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court today and our advocate Ayush Anand too has filed a caveat before the court to …

PMK urges T.N. government to conduct caste census to protect 69% reservations in view of upcoming case in SC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PMK urges T.N. government to conduct caste census to protect 69% reservations in view of upcoming case in SC

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday, July 1, 2024, urged the Tamil Nadu government to conduct a caste census to protect the 69% reservations in Tamil Nadu in the case pending against this in the Supreme Court, as it is expected to be taken up when court proceedings resume after summer break, on July 8. Kapadia, the Supreme Court stated …

Review Agniveer scheme, caste-based census is call of the hour: JDU ahead of NDA govt formation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Review Agniveer scheme, caste-based census is call of the hour: JDU ahead of NDA govt formation

India TV News  

Modi 3.0: The Janata Dal, which is part of the National Democratic Alliance, has said that the government should review 'Agniveer' scheme but has no pre-condition in forming the next government with the BJP at the Centre. On caste-based census, JD spokesperson KC Tyagi said, "No party in the country has said no to caste-based census. The Bharatiya Janata Party …

NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar - The Hindu
9 months ago

NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar - The Hindu

The Hindu  

NDA’s seat sharing agreement was announced on March 18 at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, with the BJP set to fight 17 seats, one more than its biggest ally in the State, the Janata Dal at 16 seats, alongside Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan to fight on five seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Morcha …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The tricky business of playing the castes card: Looking ahead into 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The tricky business of playing the castes card: Looking ahead into 2024

Hindustan Times  

It is among the oldest fault lines cleaving Indian society, yet the impact of caste on the world’s largest democratic exercise is insufficiently understood. As a key determinant of social patterns and personal behaviour, caste norms routinely seep into electoral preferences, and remain among the most potent forms of mass mobilisation, even as regional, gender and class variations increasingly add …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

PM Modi’s Retorts to Bihar Caste Survey Show It Has Unsettled the Regime
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi’s Retorts to Bihar Caste Survey Show It Has Unsettled the Regime

The Quint  

Moreover, the release of the report has come when Modi and his party have been making efforts in vain to create an overarching political narrative, like in 2019, to ensure that the party and the PM are re-elected for the record-matching third time. Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are clearly haunted by the fear that this development may trigger …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cast(e) in a familiar mould, Samajwadi Party’s demand to become shriller after Bihar report
1 year, 2 months ago

Cast(e) in a familiar mould, Samajwadi Party’s demand to become shriller after Bihar report

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party’s pro-caste census slogan is expected to become shriller before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and set the stage for a replay of the 1990s ‘Mandal’ vs ‘Kamandal’ in Uttar Pradesh as the Nitish Kumar government in neighbouring Bihar on Monday released findings of its much-awaited caste survey which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63% …

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-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 …

Bihar’s political arithmetic in the aftermath of the caste-based survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar’s political arithmetic in the aftermath of the caste-based survey

The Hindu  

With the release of the caste-based survey data the caste identification of the MLAs and MPs from Bihar will come to play a decisive role in the State’s politics, and may have nationwide ramifications as well. Going with the present situation, of the 243 members in Bihar’s Legislative Assembly, the majority belong to the Yadav community with 55 members whereas …

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