Uttar Pradesh Congress demands caste census, increase in OBC quota
1 year, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Congress demands caste census, increase in OBC quota

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party held a convention in Lucknow recently to demand a caste-based census in the State. Mr. Khabri said the grand old party had also demanded the State government fill OBCs’ reservation in government jobs in accordance with the percentage guaranteed by the law. Mr. Khabri said the actual population of underprivileged sections of society would be known from the caste census and afterwards, the party would demand and fight for increasing the reservation of OBCs in government jobs and education. In the Congress’ convention in Lucknow held on Thursday, party leaders called for ending the 50% limit on reservation, so that the OBC quota could increase proportionately to the population.

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Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice
2 weeks, 6 days 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
4 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census

India Today  

The Karnataka government previously denied plans to introduce a Muslim quota in public tenders. However, Naseer Ahmed, MLC and political secretary to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is advocating for a four percent reservation for Muslims in government tenders. Telangana government, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has officially launched a caste census. Officials see this as a step toward equitable resource …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
1 month, 4 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 …

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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 …

Congress government will demolish 50 per cent quota cap: Rahul Gandhi
2 months ago

Congress government will demolish 50 per cent quota cap: Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that the Congress would demolish the “artificial barrier” of 50% cap on reservations after coming to power at the Centre, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he remains committed to caste census and the Telangana model would be adopted for such an exercise nationwide. Terming the caste census slated to …

Congress to Demolish 50% Reservation Barrier: Rahul Gandhi
2 months 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 …

Haryana's SC Sub-Quota: A Polarizing Divide Within the Dalit Community
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana's SC Sub-Quota: A Polarizing Divide Within the Dalit Community

Hindustan Times  

Haryana's decision to implement Scheduled Caste (SC) sub-quotas marks an important turn for Indian politics. The sub-quotas will address inequalities within the broader SC group, with each segment getting half of the 20% quota. This is significant as it is the first state to implement sub-quotas within the SC umbrella since the Supreme Court allowed it. The decision is also …

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

Oppn, NDA ally ask Parl’s OBC panel to discuss caste census
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Murmurs in U.P. Congress over quota within quota issue
5 months ago

Murmurs in U.P. Congress over quota within quota issue

Hindustan Times  

There are murmurings in a section of the Congress over the Supreme Court’s verdict allowing sub classification of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes keeping in view the prevailing political situation in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Congress’ backward classes, minorities and fishermen’s cells have decided to demand a review of the Supreme Court’s order as they hold a roundtable convention at …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
6 months, 1 week ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress
6 months, 1 week ago

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on June 30 said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50% cap, a day after NDA constituent Janata Dal demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the JD national executive here on Saturday, the party expressed concern over a recent …

Bhujbal demands country wide caste census
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

38 Muslim sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh’s OBC quota, Yogi govt mulling a change
7 months, 1 week ago

38 Muslim sub-castes in Uttar Pradesh’s OBC quota, Yogi govt mulling a change

Hindustan Times  

The issue of extending Other Backward Classes reservation to Muslims is currently a hot topic, especially with the Bharatiya Janata Party strongly against it. In Uttar Pradesh, socially and educationally backward Muslim sub-castes started getting the OBC quota benefits when the OBC reservation came into being in the state in 1977. In Uttar Pradesh, a state ruled by the BJP, …

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan is set to review the reservation in jobs and education granted to Muslims under the Other Backward Class category. Rajasthan’s Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot said here on Saturday that the Congress had given reservation to 14 Muslim groups under the OBC category “as part of its appeasement politics” between 1997 …

BJP Leader Wants Caste Census Before Local Polls
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal. Reservation quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes is 22%, 6% and 17% respectively in respect of services and posts under the control of West Bengal in establishments run or aided …

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah
7 months, 3 weeks ago

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Though Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hinted that the elections to local bodies would be held in the last week of June, the BC associations demanded that the poll should be conducted only after the caste census is conducted. The Congress announced in its manifesto that the reservations in local bodies would be increased from 22 per cent to …

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda
8 months ago

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda

The Hindu  

BJP national president J.P. Nadda has accused the Congress and its allies of being “anti-Ram, anti-national and against reservations for the SC/ST/OBC”, and stated that they do not deserve to be voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections. We will not allow even 0.5% quota to go the Muslims’ way,” he asserted at a public meeting in Nalgonda on …

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday alleged that the Congress' attempt to give reservations to Muslims from the OBC quota in Karnataka was part of its agenda to push the country towards "Islamisation and division". Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath The firebrand BJP leader claimed that the Congress wanted to deprive the …

Why is Karnataka government at centre of controversy over Muslim reservation in OBC quota? Know here
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Karnataka government at centre of controversy over Muslim reservation in OBC quota? Know here

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress-led Karnataka government has caught itself at the Centre of a controversy for including all castes and communities of Muslims in the Other Backward Classes category. Castes in this category are entitled for 15 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. With this move, the government has made provision for Muslim reservation from …

Congress biggest enemy of OBCs: PM after Karnataka includes Muslims in quota
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress biggest enemy of OBCs: PM after Karnataka includes Muslims in quota

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government's decision to include the Muslim community in the state OBC list, claiming that the party plans to replicate this across the country. Addressing an election rally in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, PM Modi said, "Once again, Congress has given reservation on the basis of religion in Karnataka through backdoor …

Rahul Gandhi vows to conduct caste census if Congress voted to power
10 months 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 …

The fine print of Karnataka caste census
10 months ago

The fine print of Karnataka caste census

Hindustan Times  

The submission of what is popularly called the caste census in Karnataka just before the parliamentary elections has brought to the fore the two very different poll strategies of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The submission of the caste census provided the BJP with a significant issue to demonstrate its support for the two dominant castes. Voters who …

The fine print of Karnataka caste census
10 months ago

The fine print of Karnataka caste census

Hindustan Times  

The battle between a cohesive BJP and a more dissonant Congress would tell us a great deal about the mind of the voter in Karnataka. Voters who are concerned primarily with national and international issues would seek cohesiveness, while others with more local preoccupations may take a closer look at the caste alliances the Congress finally manages to generate. The …

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

Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat says Congress cannot conduct caste census in Rajasthan, explains why
1 year, 1 month ago

Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat says Congress cannot conduct caste census in Rajasthan, explains why

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday responded Congress's poll promise of carrying out caste census if voted to power in Rajasthan. “Their party has always divided the nation and they are trying to do it once again.” Earlier today, the Congress promised a caste census in its Rajasthan election manifesto if it returns to power in the state. "To …

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 …

Madhya Pradesh Election 2023 Amit Shah Congress Mandal Commission Report OBC Quota Caste Census Nov 17 MP Election 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh Election 2023 Amit Shah Congress Mandal Commission Report OBC Quota Caste Census Nov 17 MP Election 2023

ABP News  

Indore, Nov 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday questioned the Congress' commitment towards upliftment of the Other Backward Classes and said the party had opposed and suppressed the Mandal Commission report for several years. Shah's attack on the Congress comes at a time when the party has promised to carry out a caste census in Madhya Pradesh if …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%

Live Mint  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation in the state from 50% to 65% following a detailed report of the caste survey. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposed to increase the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in the state. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Caste survey report released today The caste survey report, which was released …

Caste census ‘necessary’ to determine count of OBCs in India: Priyanka Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste census ‘necessary’ to determine count of OBCs in India: Priyanka Gandhi

Live Mint  

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that the caste census is necessary to know the exact number of OBCs in the country. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was addressing the rally in Madhya Pradesh' Damoh where she said, “Caste census is necessary to know the exact number of OBCs in the country,” PTI reported. Earlier, Congress MP from Wayanad …

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 …

What’s at stake for Congress: Polls put caste census demand, INDIA to test
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s at stake for Congress: Polls put caste census demand, INDIA to test

Hindustan Times  

Hours before Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced the dates for the next round of state elections, the Congress’ top leadership had gathered in Delhi to firm up their election strategy. The Congress Working Committee had only one big agenda, with chief ministers Ashok Gehlot, Siddaramaiah, Bhupesh Baghel and Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu joining the deliberations of the highest decision-making body …

Our government will conduct a country-wide caste census: Congress Working Committee
1 year, 3 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 …

Priyanka promises ‘caste census on the lines of Bihar’ in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 3 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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

SP using women’s quota law to bolster caste survey, ‘PDA’ agenda ahead of LS polls
1 year, 3 months ago

SP using women’s quota law to bolster caste survey, ‘PDA’ agenda ahead of LS polls

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party is mixing other backward class and caste survey issues with the women’s quota law to corner the ruling party. On one hand, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is celebrating its victory over first getting the women’s reservation bill passed by both the houses of Parliament and then it becoming a law after the President’s assent, the SP …

Caste census offers a self-propagating campaign for the Opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

Caste census offers a self-propagating campaign for the Opposition

The Hindu  

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

A national caste census looks all but inevitable
1 year, 3 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 …

Uttar Pradesh’s OBC population estimated at over 50%
1 year, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh’s OBC population estimated at over 50%

Hindustan Times  

Amid the caste census demand, other backward classes in Uttar Pradesh are estimated to be over 50% of the state’s total population, according to estimates drawn from the data relied on by the Hukum Singh committee that was set up by the state government in 2001. Though no authentic data of a caste wise break of the OBC population was …

Bihar caste survey | SP, BSP, Congress, Apna Dal press for similar exercise in U.P.
1 year, 3 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 …

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census

The Hindu  

Citing the findings of the Bihar caste survey, leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance on October 2 reiterated their demand for conducting a countrywide caste census to ensure “social justice” to the deprived classes. Welcoming the move of the Bihar government, Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh said a similar survey was done earlier by the party in Karnataka …

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