Centre tilts towards caste census
14 years, 10 months ago

Centre tilts towards caste census

The Hindu  

The United Progressive Alliance government is inexorably being pushed towards accepting the idea of a caste-based census, because of intense pressure from within the Cabinet, and sections of the Congress and supporting parties. The government's object when it brought the issue to the Cabinet on May 4 was to bury the idea, and secure the approval needed to take a clear position in Parliament during the Opposition- For the Cabinet note only lists the many reasons why the census is not “the ideal instrument for collection of details on caste.” Indeed, it stresses that the many “operational difficulties” involved in such an exercise could compromise the “basic integrity of the census data” itself. Leading the attack at the Cabinet meeting was Union Minister for Law and Justice Veerappa Moily, who had written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 6, 2009, suggesting that the census collect caste details to help the government formulate policies and programmes to improve the living standards of the backward classes and other deprived sections. With a divided Cabinet, and a vociferous demand from supporting parties such as the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal for a caste-based census, the Prime Minister, on May 7, told the Lok Sabha, that the government would soon take an “appropriate decision” on a caste-based census.

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How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts
5 days, 23 hours ago

How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts

India Today  

India’s social fabric is woven with intricate threads of caste, a reality that has shaped its politics, economics and social dynamics for centuries. In Tamil Nadu, Congress state president K. Selvaperunthagai urged the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government to conduct a caste survey similar to Telangana’s. In 2023, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, then aligned with the anti-BJP bloc, conducted a …

'Caste-census' obsessed Rahul Gandhi attacks merit, resorts to fear mongering through emotional appeal: Details
1 week, 2 days ago

'Caste-census' obsessed Rahul Gandhi attacks merit, resorts to fear mongering through emotional appeal: Details

Op India  

On Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi courted controversy after he attacked merit in India as ‘unfair’ to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes. Rahul Gandhi misleads about caste census through emotional appeal During the course of the podcast, Rahul Gandhi was seen making an emotional appeal to convince his audience about the ‘merits’ of the caste census. …

House debates whether to conduct caste census or caste survey
1 week, 3 days ago

House debates whether to conduct caste census or caste survey

The Hindu  

The demand for conducting the caste census came to the fore yet again in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday. Responding to G K Mani’s demand to conduct caste census, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Siva V. Meyyanathan reiterated it was the job of the Union government. Stalin had in October 2023 written to the Prime Minister calling for caste …

CM Revanth Reddy accuses forces of plotting against 42 per cent BC reservation
2 weeks, 6 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 …

BJP spreading false propaganda on caste census, says Revanth Reddy
1 month, 1 week 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. …

Karnataka Caste Census Report: Why Siddaramaiah’s Government Is Stalling
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka Caste Census Report: Why Siddaramaiah’s Government Is Stalling

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 22, 2025 13:36 IST - 5 MINS READ Over the past week, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been engaged in meetings with Ministers and various community leaders as part of pre-budget discussions leading up to the presentation of the Karnataka budget on March 7. Responding to this, Siddaramaiah stated, “The government has accepted the caste census report …

Rahul Asks Revanth to Lead Congress' Caste Census Campaign
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Want to know Rahul Gandhi’s caste, conduct caste census: Mahesh Goud to BJP leaders
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Want to know Rahul Gandhi’s caste, conduct caste census: Mahesh Goud to BJP leaders

The Hindu  

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief Mahesh Goud asked the BJP government at the Centre to conduct caste census in the country if they were interested to know the caste of Congress Rahul Gandhi. At a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, Mr. Goud found fault with the BJP leaders criticising Mr. Gandhi for questioning his caste details. Gandhi will give in …

PMK and Congress on same page in caste census issue, says Anbumani in letter to Selvaperunthagai
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PMK and Congress on same page in caste census issue, says Anbumani in letter to Selvaperunthagai

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday wrote to Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai, highlighting the PMK’s stance that a population-cum-caste census should be conducted at the national level and caste census should be conducted by State governments. “You must understand that the PMK and the Congress are on the same page on the issue and urge the DMK …

DC Edit | Sonia warning on Census delay
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Sonia warning on Census delay

Deccan Chronicle  

In her maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressed concerns about the delay in the conduct of the decennial census, as it deprives 14 crore from availing the government’s food security net. Going by the budgetary allocations, Mrs Gandhi said the government is unlikely to conduct the Census, which would potentially deny benefits to those …

Caste census data will help in empowerment of BCs: Ponnam Prabhakar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste census data will help in empowerment of BCs: Ponnam Prabhakar

The Hindu  

Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Transport Ponnam Prabhakar has said that the recent caste census was conducted in a transparent manner with precision and its comprehensive data will help in devising effective policies for the welfare and empowerment of the backward classes and other marginalised communities. Speaking to the media here on Friday, the Minister hit out at the …

Take a cue from Telangana and launch caste census in Andhra Pradesh, says APCC chief Sharmila
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Take a cue from Telangana and launch caste census in Andhra Pradesh, says APCC chief Sharmila

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Sharmila on Tuesday said the Congress government in neighbouring Telangana had initiated a caste census, which was a historic milestone and a model for the entire nation, and demanded that the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh followed suit. In a post on X, she said, “It is surprising to know that 56% of …

Congress demands Caste Census in Andhra Pradesh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress demands Caste Census in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

AP Congress Committee chief YS Sharmila demanded that Caste Census should be taken up in the state, like in neighbouring Telangana. She described Caste Census in Telangana as a historical milestone and said that a similar exercise should be taken up in Andhra Pradesh too. Training her guns against the previous government, Sharmila reminded that the YSRC government took up …

Caste census completed in record time, says CM Revanth Reddy
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste census completed in record time, says CM Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Tuesday said the State government has decided to give due respect to Backwards Classes who constituted 56 percent in Telangana. Speaking after tabling “Caste Survey-2024” report in the Assembly, he said the official process for caste census has been completed in a record time and the report was tabled in the Assembly. …

Maha Kumbh, COVID-19, And the Great Indian Habit of Miscounting
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maha Kumbh, COVID-19, And the Great Indian Habit of Miscounting

The Quint  

India is at once home to some of the world’s finest statistical institutions – ISI Kolkata, the Census Bureau, and top-tier mathematicians – while remaining strangely susceptible to miscounting. Joel Lee, in his book Deceptive Majority, reports how census enumerators nonchalantly miscount. In post-Independence India, the population of castes and sub-castes in official surveys became a site of political contestation, …

Telangana govt to debate caste survey report in House today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana govt to debate caste survey report in House today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: All eyes are on the Legislature special session on Tuesday, where the government will table, debate, and approve the reports of the caste census, the dedicated commission on Backward Classes quota in local polls, and the one on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Caste community groups. The state government first wants to use dedicated commission data to enhance reservations for BCs …

CM Revanth Reddy sets deadline for final report of socio-economic, education, caste survey
2 months ago

CM Revanth Reddy sets deadline for final report of socio-economic, education, caste survey

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to submit the final report of the recently conducted socio-economic, education, employment, political and caste survey to the Cabinet sub-committee by February 2. The directive came after officials informed the chief minister at a review meeting at the Integrated Command and Control Center that the data entry of the survey …

Caste census concludes, final report on February 2
2 months ago

Caste census concludes, final report on February 2

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The caste census conducted across the state has been successfully completed. Two days after its draft report is submitted to the state government, the final report will be presented to the cabinet sub-committee on February 2. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reviewed the progress of the caste census at a meeting with ministers and officials here on Wednesday. It …

Madhya Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi Accuses PM Modi of Dodging Caste Census
2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi Accuses PM Modi of Dodging Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scared of conducting caste census and would never hold it. Addressing ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bheem, Jai Samvidhan’ rally at Mhow, the birthplace of Dr B R Ambedkar, in Indore district in Madhya Pradesh, Mr Gandhi said that the Congress would …

Consensus within Cabinet needed before implementing caste census report: Krishna Byre Gowda
2 months ago

Consensus within Cabinet needed before implementing caste census report: Krishna Byre Gowda

The Hindu  

Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Sunday, January 26, said before implementing the Socio-Economic and Education Survey, a consensus needs to be arrived at the State Cabinet. As his Republic Day address at Udupi revolved around economic inequality and uneven distribution of wealth, reporters sought to know whether the Congress government was serious on implementing the Survey report submitted by …

'Dividing society for political interests is nothing less than treason': Yogi Adityanath on caste census demand
2 months ago

'Dividing society for political interests is nothing less than treason': Yogi Adityanath on caste census demand

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cautioned the ‘followers of Sanatan Dharma’ to be wary of ’those trying to divide people’ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, slammed efforts to divide the society. Adityanath was answering a question about the caste census proposed …

Nitish Kumar raised issue of caste census, Rahul Gandhi kept mum: JDU
2 months, 1 week ago

Nitish Kumar raised issue of caste census, Rahul Gandhi kept mum: JDU

Hindustan Times  

The Janata Dal on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on the issue of caste census, charging him with maintaining silence when Bihar CM Nitish Kumar raised the matter in INDIA bloc meetings. Rahul Gandhi was accused of hypocrisy by the Janata Dal on Sunday for keeping quiet over the caste census issue when Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar brought …

Nitish Kumar raised issue of caste census during INDIA bloc meetings, Rahul maintained silence: JD(U)
2 months, 1 week ago

Nitish Kumar raised issue of caste census during INDIA bloc meetings, Rahul maintained silence: JD(U)

The Hindu  

The Janata Dal on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on the issue of caste census, charging him with maintaining silence when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar raised the matter in INDIA bloc meetings. JD working president and MP Sanjay Jha's attack on the Congress leader came a day after Mr. Gandhi slammed the caste survey carried out …

Bihar caste survey fake, nation-wide census needed: Rahul Gandhi at Congress workers' meet
2 months, 1 week ago

Bihar caste survey fake, nation-wide census needed: Rahul Gandhi at Congress workers' meet

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Congress MP and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the caste-based survey conducted in Bihar was 'fake'. Addressing workers of Congress at the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' in the state capital, Rahul said that the Congress would ensure a nation-wide caste census at all costs. "We will ensure caste census even if we …

Caste census report is ‘unscientific’: BJP Karnataka chief B. Y. Vijayendra
2 months, 1 week ago

Caste census report is ‘unscientific’: BJP Karnataka chief B. Y. Vijayendra

The Hindu  

BJP’s State president B. Y. Vijayendra termed the Karnataka Socio Economic and Educational Survey, popularly called caste census, as an ‘unscientific’ document that cannot be implemented. Based on information from ‘leaks’ of the caste census report, it appears to be a political conspiracy.” He recalled that the caste census report was submitted in 2016 when Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister …

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 …

Caste census: Siddaramaiah says report likely to come up for discussion in next week’s Cabinet meet
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census: Siddaramaiah says report likely to come up for discussion in next week’s Cabinet meet

The Hindu  

Clarifying that the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey will not be discussed in the Cabinet meeting this Thursday but will be taken up in next week’s meeting, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was a need for a discussion on the caste census report considering canards being spread about its content. The census report would be discussed and a suitable …

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah defers caste census report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah defers caste census report

Op India  

The tabling of the Karnataka Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, also known as the ‘caste census’ before the state cabinet has been deferred by one day. State Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the state government will analyse the survey report and any decision to be taken based on the report will be the discretion of the government. All India …

Karnataka caste census report to be presented before state cabinet tomorrow
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka caste census report to be presented before state cabinet tomorrow

India Today  

Karnataka Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, often referred to as the ‘Karnataka caste census’, is set to be presented before the Karnataka state cabinet tomorrow. “The government has spent Rs 160 crore of taxpayers’ money on this report, and it should at least be made public,” Parameshwara said. Chalavadi Narayanswamy, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, has questioned the …

Congress to carry out caste census in Delhi if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress to carry out caste census in Delhi if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asserted that a caste census will be carried out in Delhi if the Congress is voted to power in the National Capital. Addressing a his first public meeting for Delhi polls in Seelampur, North East Delhi, Mr. Gandhi said, “People should ask Kejriwal whether he wants reservation for the backward classes and his stance …

Siddaramaiah hints at tabling caste census in cabinet, DK Shivakumar unhappy?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah hints at tabling caste census in cabinet, DK Shivakumar unhappy?

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted that the state government may table the caste census in the next cabinet meeting. This comes as Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar earlier urged officials of the Vokkaliga Sangha to postpone their meeting on the caste census scheduled on January 13, citing concerns over potential confusion. The caste census report, submitted in February last …

Caste census report will be discussed in Cabinet: Siddaramaiah
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census report will be discussed in Cabinet: Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Amid opposition to the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey by Vokkaliga and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday reiterated that the report would be placed before the Cabinet for a decision to implement the survey recommendations even as Deputy Chief Minister D.K. A planned meeting on Sunday of the Vokkaliga community leaders to chalk out the community’s response to the …

Caste census: Political compulsion brings together Lingayats and Vokkaligas for a coordinated fight
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census: Political compulsion brings together Lingayats and Vokkaligas for a coordinated fight

The Hindu  

The dominant land-owning communities of Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Karnataka, which are more often divided over the issue of power-sharing, seem to be coming together to fight the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey which is likely to be brought for discussion before the next Cabinet meeting. Driven by political compulsions, the much-contested caste census is expected to be discussed in the …

Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday indicated the possibility of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the "caste census," being placed before the cabinet at its next meeting. The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, under its then Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde, submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29 …

CWC passes resolution on caste census after Revanth suggests it to be included in the national census
3 months ago

CWC passes resolution on caste census after Revanth suggests it to be included in the national census

The Hindu  

The Congress Working Committee passed a resolution and approved the proposal of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy that a resolution be passed on the caste census to the Union government and included in the national census to be taken up soon. He also suggested that the Congress should fight to include caste census in the census to be conducted by …

Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice
3 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 18:32 IST - 9 MINS READ Telangana government’s socio-economic caste survey is inching towards completion and is at its data-entry phase. The “mega health check-up” of society, as Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy referred to the caste census, is an electoral guarantee made by the Congress during the 2023 Assembly election. Frontline spoke to government …

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra

Hindustan Times  

The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said a caste survey is needed to give proportionate reservation to various underprivileged sections of the society. JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra “We believe that reservation distribution should be on the basis of justice but for that it is necessary to have a caste census,” Karra told reporters …

Caste data to be tabled in December
4 months ago

Caste data to be tabled in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is preparing to unveil the findings of its ongoing caste census during the upcoming monsoon session of the Legislative Assembly, likely to be held in the second week of December. The Bihar government tabled its findings in the Legislative Assembly in October 2023, leading to legislative action to increase reservations from 50 per cent to 65 …

Rahul Gandhi speaks about UPA's ‘mistake’ on caste census: ‘Came up with idea but…'
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Rajnath Asks Rahul Gandhi to Specify Quota for Every Community After Caste Census
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajnath Asks Rahul Gandhi to Specify Quota for Every Community After Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Union minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday addressed a meeting of Hindi speaking people at a hotel in Mumbai. The senior BJP leader also questioned the logic behind Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s promise of caste census. Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi’s demand for caste census, the senior BJP leader said that Mr. Gandhi has been repeatedly saying that he …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Looking through the census prism
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Looking through the census prism

New Indian Express  

Misplaced debate However, some experts say the debate over regional imbalance is completely misplaced. Caste census Since 1951, when the first census of Independent India was conducted, only the number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been counted, not of all castes. Ever since, the Congress-led INDIA bloc intensified the call for a national caste census, though the grand …

Rajnath Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi for caste census promise, says Cong misleads people
4 months, 3 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 …

Telangana begins first caste-based census since 1931, set to cover over 1.17 crore households
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana begins first caste-based census since 1931, set to cover over 1.17 crore households

Live Mint  

Telangana begins caste-based Survey: The Congress-led government in Telangana has launched the state’s first-ever caste-based survey. Caste Survey: A Historic Step for Telangana Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hailed the start of the caste-based survey, calling it a "historic, revolutionary moment" for the state. Congress Pushes for Nationwide Caste Census Jairam Ramesh further noted that the caste survey in Telangana forms …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court's “arbitrary ceiling” of 50 per cent 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 …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
4 months, 3 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 …

Caste Census Is a Historic Step: Sridhar Babu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste Census Is a Historic Step: Sridhar Babu

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: IT minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said that the caste census by the Congress government in the state will have a lasting impact on Indian history. Sridhar Babu emphasised that the caste census aligns with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's commitment to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the state. Regarding food grain procurement, Sridhar Babu announced that the government has appointed …

Sharad Pawar renews call for caste census
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar renews call for caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagpur : Nationalist Congress Party Supremo Sharad Pawar on Thursday supported Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's call for a caste census, saying his party has been advocating for it for three years. Earlier on Tuesday, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to publicly endorse a caste census and address …

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census
4 months, 3 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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4 months, 3 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, …

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