Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday filed a fresh revised affidavit in the Supreme Court in the matter of the Bihar caste survey withdrawing the earlier one filed before the apex court. In the new affidavit, paragraph 5 of the old affidavit has been removed, in which it was said that apart from the Central Government, no other organisation can conduct census or any process like census. However, in this new affidavit, the Centre said even under the Census Act, 1948, only the Central government has the right to conduct the entire census, but in this new affidavit, the words "any other process like census" have been removed. In an affidavit filed in connection with a batch of petitions challenging the Patna High Court giving the go-ahead to caste survey in Bihar, the Centre said that the Union of India is committed to taking all affirmative actions for the uplift of SCs/STs/SEBCs and OBCs in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the applicable law.

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Caste data to be tabled in December
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks that an announcement on a census would be made once it was finalised, saying "such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over three years". The Opposition party's remarks came a day after Mr. Shah said the decadal census exercise would be …

‘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 …

Chirag Paswan backs caste census but says if made public, data will create divide in society
5 months ago

Chirag Paswan backs caste census but says if made public, data will create divide in society

The Hindu  

Union minister and LJP chief Chirag Paswan has pitched for a nationwide caste census but warned against making the figures public as it will lead to "division" in society, and said no discussion within the ruling NDA has taken place so far over simultaneous polls and the Uniform Civil Code, both part of the BJP's manifesto. Asked about his views …

TN assembly approves caste census resolution
5 months, 3 weeks ago

TN assembly approves caste census resolution

Hindustan Times  

Chennai The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution moved by chief minister MK Stalin demanding the Union government to carry out a nation-wide caste census along with the general census. TN assembly approves caste census resolution “This House considers that caste-based population census is essential to formulate policies in order to ensure equal rights and equal opportunities in …

Bihar caste census: 'PM Modi to take appropriate decision', says Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary
6 months ago

Bihar caste census: 'PM Modi to take appropriate decision', says Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary

India TV News  

Bihar caste census: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today dubbed the Congress and I.N.D.I.A bloc anti-reservation and claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party had supported a caste survey exercise in the eastern state. Speaking to media in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take an appropriate decision. The Prime Minister will decide in this regard”, Choudhary …

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 …

OBC panel submits caste census report finally
9 months, 3 weeks ago

OBC panel submits caste census report finally

The Hindu  

The long-pending final report of the Socio-economic and Educational Survey of Karnataka was submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Thursday. In the run-up to the Assembly elections, the Congress had promised to accept the caste census report and Mr. Siddaramaiah had also on multiple occasions reiterated it. Opposition to survey Conducted in 2015 by the Kantharaj Commission during the …

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 …

In Kerala, parties weigh in on a caste census
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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 …

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 …

AP Government Puts Off Caste Census to December 9
1 year ago

AP Government Puts Off Caste Census to December 9

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP government has postponed its proposed census of various castes throughout the state from November 27 to December 9. Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna pointed out that the state government has already conducted five regional roundtable meetings as well as district meetings to finalise the modalities of conducting the caste census. Venugopalakrishna said keeping everything in consideration, the state government has decided …

Caste Survey | In Bihar, an arithmetic of caste and politics of numbers
1 year, 1 month ago

Caste Survey | In Bihar, an arithmetic of caste and politics of numbers

Hindustan Times  

The caste census in Bihar is possibly the first comprehensive and public exercise to enumerate caste groups and ascertain their socio-economic profile in Independent India. The decennial All India Census counts castes within the Scheduled Caste category and the National Sample Survey Office includes the Other Backward Classes castes in its data, but neither provides figures of individual castes across …

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

Rahul Gandhi raises caste census pitch, promises survey in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

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

Akhilesh Yadav attacks Congress over caste census, says 'their traditional vote bank is not with them'
1 year, 1 month ago

Akhilesh Yadav attacks Congress over caste census, says 'their traditional vote bank is not with them'

India TV News  

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has launched yet another attack on Congress over the caste census. Speaking to the news agency ANI in Satna district, Yadav said that the Congress is the party that did not conduct caste census after independence. Earlier on November 9, the Samajwadi Party chief had said the Congress …

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 …

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House

The Hindu  

The much-hyped caste survey report of the Bihar government was released on October 2 and a detailed report was tabled in the State Assembly on November 7 along with a proposal for raising reservation cap for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. “In the digital era, caste survey report has not even …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

CWC unanimously supported idea of caste census in country: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

CWC unanimously supported idea of caste census in country: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

The Congress Working Committee on Monday unanimously passed a resolution to conduct a nationwide caste census in all Congress-ruled states, and at the Centre, if voted to power in 2024. What we have not done before, we will ensure it is done this time and to ensure justice to all, caste census becomes a necessity,” said CWC member and former …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday said Rahul Gandhi decided to take forward the demand for a caste census by the backward class people he met during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the party leadership has endorsed this move. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, there was one thing …

Rahul Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that Chief Ministers of the states ruled by the party have decided to act on caste census in states, calling it a 'historic decision'. Speaking at a press conference, Gandhi said that the Congress Working Committee met earlier in the day for four hours and discussed the caste census. Our Chief Ministers have …

rajasthan 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 …

After Bihar, Rajasthan issues order to conduct caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

After Bihar, Rajasthan issues order to conduct caste census

India TV News  

Rajasthan: After Bihar, the Rajasthan government has now announced that it will conduct a caste-based census in the state. In a notification, the Rajasthan government said that in order to ensure that welfare schemes of the government reach every section of the society and to know the status of different castes, the government has decided to conduct the caste based …

Rajasthan government will conduct caste census on lines of Bihar in state: CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan government will conduct caste census on lines of Bihar in state: CM Ashok Gehlot

India TV News  

Ahead of the Assembly elections this year, the Rajasthan government has decided to conduct a caste census in the state. Speaking on the media, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stated that his government would issue an order for caste census as it is very much necessary. Earlier, Gandhi had reiterated his demands to give people rights based on their population after …

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 …

Priyanka promises ‘caste census on the lines of Bihar’ in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 2 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 …

Equality and identity: The Hindu Editorial on the findings of the Bihar caste count
1 year, 2 months ago

Equality and identity: The Hindu Editorial on the findings of the Bihar caste count

The Hindu  

The significance of Bihar conducting a caste survey and publishing a caste-wise count of its population is quite immense. The survey, which had all the trappings of a census, complete with a two-stage process of house-listing followed by the eliciting of information from the households, has shown that 63% of Bihar’s 13 crore population belong to castes listed under the …

The Bihar caste survey marks a big step towards a reality check
1 year, 2 months ago

The Bihar caste survey marks a big step towards a reality check

Live Mint  

On 2 October, the Bihar government released estimates of the state’s population by sub-castes as part of the caste survey it conducted this year. Comparative estimates of Bihar’s major caste groups from the 1931 census, the last all-India headcount that collected sub-caste data, suggest a near century of relative stability as far as the shares of various sub-castes go, with …

Counting people, lesson from Bihar
1 year, 2 months ago

Counting people, lesson from Bihar

Hindustan Times  

While caste informs every aspect of the South Asian experience — knowledge, stratification, power, intimacy, theology — the Indian governing classes have been so far averse to its inclusion as a category in the decennial Census. The persistent caste blindness has been breached by the Bihar government’s release of the first set of caste-based survey data on the symbolic occasion …

How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power
1 year, 2 months ago

How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power

Al Jazeera  

The findings have the potential to upend the country’s politics, as marginalised groups demand better representation in public institutions. The findings from Bihar, one of India’s poorest yet politically significant states, have the potential to upend the country’s politics, with demands being made for a similar nationwide census, opening the doors for a revamp of the country’s affirmative action plans …

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