Why Stalin and his Opposition friends are batting for nationwide caste census
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Stalin and his Opposition friends are batting for nationwide caste census

India Today  

The big message that has emerged from M.K. Stalin’s national conference on social justice is a strong pitch for a nationwide caste census. Opposition leaders joined the Tamil Nadu chief minister on a virtual platform on April 3 to argue for caste census as a credible tool of social justice since it can provide concrete data to open up opportunities to the extremely marginalised sections among Indians. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah, former Karnataka chief minister Veerappa Moily and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav were among those who participated, along with representatives from the Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress and other parties. Political observers believe a caste census can be disadvantageous to a nationalist party like BJP, which conventionally bats for—and derives electoral strength from—homogeneity of the Hindus.

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Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice
4 days, 16 hours 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 …

Akhilesh hits out at ruling party for trying to ‘spread disharmony’
1 week, 4 days ago

Akhilesh hits out at ruling party for trying to ‘spread disharmony’

Hindustan Times  

Efforts are on to reduce minorities, especially Muslims, to second-grade citizens, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday and called for a caste census during the landmark debate on 75 years of the Constitution in the Lok Sabha. For people like us and the weak in the country, especially for PDA, saving the Constitution is a matter of life …

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra
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 …

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 …

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 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.

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes

New Indian Express  

The 2025 Census in India is facing controversy due to the demand for a caste census. The opposition has launched a campaign for counting the numbers of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), while parties such as Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party support the central government's efforts to rectify an alleged imbalance in caste and sub-caste data. The 2025 census gives …

Siddaramaiah Warns BJP Over Caste Census, Hints at Legal Stalemate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah Warns BJP Over Caste Census, Hints at Legal Stalemate

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded to the Opposition BJP's claim that he has no opposition to the caste census report. He asserts that he is relieved to see the BJP's statement but questions the lack of courage shown by other BJP-ruled states in taking up the exercise. The Chief Minister emphasizes that the decision to accept the caste census report …

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 …

BJP Faces Dilemma Over RSS-endorsed Caste Census
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Faces Dilemma Over RSS-endorsed Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP seems to be caught in a dilemma after the RSS gave a green signal to a nationwide caste census, an issue that is being raised by the Congress time and again. While the BJP is maintaining a stoic silence after the RSS indicated that the caste census “could be carried out for the betterment of the …

Will force BJP, RSS leaders to conduct caste census: Lalu Prasad Yadav
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Will force BJP, RSS leaders to conduct caste census: Lalu Prasad Yadav

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said that the Opposition will force Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to conduct a caste census. Taking to X on Tuesday, Mr. Prasad said, “We will work up the BJP and the RSS and get them to do the caste census. On September 1, RJD organised a statewide dharna demanding …

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 …

OPINION | Caste Census: Why did RSS propose?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | Caste Census: Why did RSS propose?

India TV News  

Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, the ideological mentor of Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday clearly indicated its support to the caste census, but added a rider saying that the census should not be used as ‘a political tool.’ At the end of the three-day Samanwaya Baithak between RSS and its frontline outfits, Sunil Ambekar, prachar pramukh of RSS told a press conference: …

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 …

Oppn, NDA ally ask Parl’s OBC panel to discuss caste census
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Oppn, NDA ally ask Parl’s OBC panel to discuss caste census

Hindustan Times  

Opposition parties and National Democratic Alliance member Janata Dal have asked the parliamentary committee on welfare of other backward classes to discuss the caste census, people aware of the matter said on Thursday, marking a major push for a contentious issue that was a central narratives in the recently concluded general elections. According to functionaries cited above, the 30-member panel …

'India's order has come': Rahul Gandhi on caste census after survey shows rising support
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'India's order has come': Rahul Gandhi on caste census after survey shows rising support

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday threw down the gauntlet to the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, asserting that no power can halt the caste census after a survey suggested that 74% of the population was in its favour. Referring to India Today's ‘Mood of The Nation’ survey, Gandhi added, “Hindustan's order has come - Soon 90% of Indians will support …

‘90% people sitting out of system’: Rahul Gandhi's fresh caste census demand
4 months ago

‘90% people sitting out of system’: Rahul Gandhi's fresh caste census demand

Hindustan Times  

Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated the demand for a caste census, claiming that 90 per cent of India's population is not a part of the system. Addressing the ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’ in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, the former Congress chief said,"Ninety per cent of people are sitting outside the system, they have skills and knowledge …

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India
4 months, 1 week ago

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India

Hindustan Times  

The discourse on the politics of caste in India seems stuck in the binary of supporting or opposing caste-based reservations. The third phase of reservation politics has already begun with quota benefits to economically weaker sections and political mobilisation around conducting a caste census. In some ways, the mobilisation around social groups in India is a result of political competition …

Read why Yogendra 'Salim' Yadav’s defence of caste census is flawed
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Read why Yogendra 'Salim' Yadav’s defence of caste census is flawed

Op India  

Of late, the Congress party has been claiming that it has found the panacea for all issues, problems and challenges posed against India – conducting a nationwide caste census. Now, the Congress party has deputed one of their most vocal political voice, Yogendra ‘Salim’ Yadav to defend its agenda of caste census. In the fifth point, Yogendra Yadav said that …

PM Narendra Modi endorses Anurag Thakur's caste census speech: ‘Exposed INDI Alliance’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Narendra Modi endorses Anurag Thakur's caste census speech: ‘Exposed INDI Alliance’

Hindustan Times  

Ex-Union minister Anurag Thakur's Lok Sabha speech on caste census was endorsed by prime minister Narendra Modi, who praised his fellow BJP MP for ‘exposing’ the opposition INDIA bloc through a ‘perfect mix of facts and humour.’ BJP lawmaker Anurag Thakur speaking in the Lok Sabha. The PM's endorsement came after the Congress, which leads the opposition alliance, objected to …

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes unanimous resolution urging Centre to take up caste-based census
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes unanimous resolution urging Centre to take up caste-based census

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Assembly Session: The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday urging the central government to conduct a caste-based census soon. The resolution, introduced by Chief Minister M K Stalin, emphasised that the central government should immediately begin the overdue census work from 2021, incorporating a caste-based population census this time. "This House considers that caste-based population …

Tamil Nadu government to move Centre seeking caste census: CM
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu government to move Centre seeking caste census: CM

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday said that the ruling DMK would move a resolution seeking a nationwide caste census during the current assembly session. Stalin told PMK’s legislative party leader GK Mani to speak to the BJP-led Union government to get the caste census done. “If we are to find a good solution to the issue, the …

Bhujbal demands country wide caste census
6 months ago

Bhujbal demands country wide caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Maharashtra OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday demanded caste based census. Mr. Bhujbal said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard as the caste based census will reveal the exact percentage of OBC, SCs and STs. The senior NCP leader said that since Narendra Modi has again become the Prime Minister, he is going to demand …

No force can stop caste census, those calling themselves 'desh bhakt' are scared of it: Rahul slams BJP
8 months ago

No force can stop caste census, those calling themselves 'desh bhakt' are scared of it: Rahul slams BJP

New Indian Express  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that those who call themselves "desh bhakt" are scared of the 'X-ray' of caste census but no force can stop it and his life mission is to secure justice for 90 percent of the population, as he hit back at the BJP amid the row on the issue of wealth redistribution. The former …

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 …

Swami opposes social and economic survey
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Swami opposes social and economic survey

The Hindu  

Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peeth has said that the caste census submitted by the Chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes K. Jayaprakash Hegde, is unscientific and unacceptable. Urging the State government not to take this census to Cabinet, the Swami said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should re-conduct the caste census by visiting the doorsteps …

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 …

'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 …

In Kerala, parties weigh in on a caste census
1 year ago

In Kerala, parties weigh in on a caste census

The Hindu  

Mainstream political parties in Kerala are grappling with the contentious issue of carrying out a caste survey in the State. In contrast, the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front government is reluctant, instead planning to build consensus on holding a Socio-Economic Caste Census in Kerala. The party’s hesitancy could stem from the Nair Service Society’s assertion that a …

Caught in a row, RSS says it is not against a caste census
1 year ago

Caught in a row, RSS says it is not against a caste census

The Hindu  

Days after one of its senior functionaries opposed a caste census, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Thursday said that any such census should be used for the upliftment of society, emphasising that political parties must ensure that social harmony is not disrupted due to any reason. ‘Need Hindu society sans inequality’ Clarifying the Sangh’s official stand through social media, the …

Shinde Indicates Caste Census in Maharashtra
1 year ago

Shinde Indicates Caste Census in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A day after an RSS functionary expressed his opposition to the caste-based enumeration, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has sung a different tune on the issue. An appropriate decision will soon be taken on a caste census in Maharashtra after taking the opinion of all sections of society, the CM said on Wednesday. Hence, the Maharashtra government will take …

Caste survey will do no good, will aggravate inequality: RSS
1 year ago

Caste survey will do no good, will aggravate inequality: RSS

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh does not support the demand of a nationwide caste census, its functionary Shridhar Ghadge said on Tuesday, adding that caste-based enumeration would exacerbate societal inequalities in the country. Union home minister Amit Shah had last month said that the BJP has never opposed the idea of caste census, but a decision in this regard would be …

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge
1 year ago

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said he is not opposed to the state’s caste survey but wants it to be done in a scientific and systematic manner, in a clarification that came amid deep divisions within the ruling Congress on the subject and a day after party president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the former’s stand on the caste …

We need well-designed and nationally-accepted tools to measure social inequality
1 year, 1 month ago

We need well-designed and nationally-accepted tools to measure social inequality

Live Mint  

Several states in India have collected detailed caste and sub-caste data over the past few years. There are three key reasons behind the reluctance to conduct a nation-wide caste census: fear of legitimizing caste, vested interests, and concerns related to data integrity. In a comprehensive caste count, demands to club different caste names in one group or split one name …

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 …

Caste census crucial to ensure participation of all in govt: Rahul in MP
1 year, 1 month ago

Caste census crucial to ensure participation of all in govt: Rahul in MP

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: Caste census is necessary to ensure participation of other backward classes, dalits and tribals in government as per their proportion in population, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of opposing the caste-based enumeration exercise. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself an OBC, but when it comes to …

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 …

PM Modi raising Ram Mandir for poll gains, scared of caste census: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi raising Ram Mandir for poll gains, scared of caste census: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The Hindu  

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of raising the Ram Mandir issue just ahead of elections to five States and next year’s Lok Sabha polls for gains. He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “ scared” of the Opposition parties’ push for caste census since it might hit the BJP’s plan to bring …

PM Modi ‘scared’ of caste census, trying to create ‘atmosphere of fear’ in country against it: Adhir Chowdhury
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi ‘scared’ of caste census, trying to create ‘atmosphere of fear’ in country against it: Adhir Chowdhury

India TV News  

Murshidabad: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “scared” of the Opposition’s push for the caste census and is trying to create an atmosphere of “fear” against it in the country. Suddenly, Modi has become a Ram bhakt and is trying to divide the country on the basis of religion," the Berhampore MP …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin Writes to PM Modi on Caste Census
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin Writes to PM Modi on Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene and integrate caste census with the upcoming national decadal census and make the initiative a monumental step to take the benefits of development to the most vulnerable sections, thus building a stronger, more inclusive India. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Saturday, Stalin, stressing …

The politics of a caste census, its impact on secularism
1 year, 2 months ago

The politics of a caste census, its impact on secularism

The Hindu  

October 21, 2023 12:08 am | Updated 12:04 pm IST By consistently championing the issue of having a caste census, various Opposition party leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, from Nitish Kumar to Rahul Gandhi, have set the agenda on this one issue at least — which they have otherwise failed ever since Narendra Modi emerged on India’s …

Caste census finds resonance in Rajasthan
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census finds resonance in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

In September 1987, 18-year-old Roop Kanwar was forced to commit Sati on her husband’s funeral pyre in Rajasthan. In the run-up to the 2023 assembly election, almost all caste groups in Rajasthan held mahasammelans as a show of strength, with three major demands: an increase in reservation, a hike in political representation and that a caste census be conducted. Congress …

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 …

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 …

INTERVIEW | Akhilesh Yadav: ‘Reservation has to be on the basis of caste, not poverty’
1 year, 2 months ago

INTERVIEW | Akhilesh Yadav: ‘Reservation has to be on the basis of caste, not poverty’

The Hindu  

The president of the Samajwadi Party believes a caste census would lead to equal opportunity and representation in politics and policymaking. As INDIA alliance parties raise the pitch for OBC politics, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is confident that a social coalition of the backward classes, Dalits, and the minorities will turn the tide against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, …

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 …

A key step by Bihar to promote better social justice
1 year, 2 months ago

A key step by Bihar to promote better social justice

The Hindu  

There are certain dates which acquire greater significance by a stroke of history, and October 2, 2023 is one such date — a day when the Bihar government released the data for a caste-based survey, known as the Bihar Jaati Adharit Ganana. Caste discrimination often leads to economic disparities, with certain caste groups facing limited access to education and employment …

NSS hits out at the pitch for caste census, says it’s a threat to nation’s unity
1 year, 2 months ago

NSS hits out at the pitch for caste census, says it’s a threat to nation’s unity

The Hindu  

The Nair Service Society has frowned at the Congress call to conduct a caste census. NSS general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair said at Perunna on Tuesday that vote bank politics motivated the growing chorus for an updated caste census. “Caste-based reservation is a key driver of the savarna-avarna culture that cultivates rivalry between castes which enjoy the benefits of reservation …

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 …

Our government will conduct a country-wide caste census: Congress Working Committee
1 year, 2 months ago

Our government will conduct a country-wide caste census: Congress Working Committee

The Hindu  

A Congress-led government will conduct a nation-wide caste census as part of the decadal census that was due in 2021, remove the cap of 50% on reservation through legislation and implement the women’s reservation law to provide 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and Assemblies at the earliest, the Congress Working Committee said in a resolution that was unanimously …

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