At plenary session, Congress reiterates demand for caste-based census
1 year, 10 months ago

At plenary session, Congress reiterates demand for caste-based census

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said articulating the party’s political resolution, including asserting on a caste-based census, would be an important take-away of the 85th Plenary session. ‘Tool for empowerment’ Talking to journalists after the meeting of the subjects committee, Jairam Ramesh, AICC general secretary in-charge of communications, said Mr. Kharge stressed on the need for caste census as a tool for social justice and empowerment. Mr. Kharge questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the latest census that was scheduled in 2021, said Mr. Ramesh. Some of the leaders, who didn’t wish to be named, said the political resolution wasn’t sharp on issues like political alliances while it included issues like environment, organisational reforms and others.

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

Rahul Gandhi speaks about UPA's ‘mistake’ on caste census: ‘Came up with idea but…'
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

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 Leader Calls for Nationwide Caste Census to Uncover Deepest Layers of Discrimination
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2 months 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, …

Rahul Gandhi’s meet in Hyderabad on November 5 to set stage for caste survey in Telangana
2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s meet in Hyderabad on November 5 to set stage for caste survey in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: On the eve of launching a survey on caste composition in the state, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold extensive consultations with various stakeholders — including party functionaries, intellectuals, student unions and caste-based organisations — in Hyderabad on Tuesday. In a show of priority for the caste census, Rahul is set to attend this …

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country
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2 months 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.

OPINION | Caste Census: Why did RSS propose?
4 months, 1 week 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: …

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move
4 months, 1 week 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 …

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah
4 months, 2 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 …

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note
5 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Caste Aspersions’: Here’s The Congress Strategy Behind Halwa Ceremony Bitter Note

News 18  

The Congress has struck a bitter note in the halwa ceremony before the Budget presentation, with Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi raising the issue of caste of the officers seen with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Senior Congress leader and Rahul Gandhi’s mother Sonia Gandhi hit out at the BJP saying: “It is clear that the government has no intention whatsoever to …

PM Narendra Modi endorses Anurag Thakur's caste census speech: ‘Exposed INDI Alliance’
5 months, 1 week 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 …

TN assembly approves caste census resolution
6 months, 2 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 …

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes unanimous resolution urging Centre to take up caste-based census
6 months, 2 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 …

Rahul Gandhi calls caste census his life mission and Congress’ first task
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi calls caste census his life mission and Congress’ first task

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called the caste census his “life mission” and said that it will be the first task his party will take up if elected to power. He also hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the wealth redistribution controversy saying that they are in “panic mode” after reading the …

Anand Sharma differs with Congress: 'Caste census neither panacea nor solution for unemployment, inequality'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Anand Sharma differs with Congress: 'Caste census neither panacea nor solution for unemployment, inequality'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma has written to party president Mallikarjun Kharge saying a caste census cannot be a panacea nor a solution for unemployment and inequalities in society. Sharma's letter comes at a time the Congress has intensified its demand for a nationwide caste census and promised to carry out the exercise if elected to power in …

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 …

2024 Lok Sabha polls | Congress manifesto includes legal guarantee for MSP, caste census, filling government vacancies, say sources
10 months, 1 week ago

2024 Lok Sabha polls | Congress manifesto includes legal guarantee for MSP, caste census, filling government vacancies, say sources

The Hindu  

Making minimum support price a legal guarantee, the promise to conduct a nationwide caste census, and filling existing government vacancies on priority will figure prominently in the Congress’ manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, sources said. A senior party leader told TheHindu on March 2 that the manifesto thematically focuses on the paanchnyay or five pillars of justice that …

Telangana: Congress govt brings resolution in Assembly to conduct caste census
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Congress govt brings resolution in Assembly to conduct caste census

India TV News  

The Congress government in Telangana on Friday introduced a resolution in the Assembly to conduct a caste census in the state, a promise made by the party in the run-up to the Assembly polls last year. The resolution was brought by Backward Class Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar in the Assembly for the conduct of the census aimed at gathering caste …

Congress wants Caste Census, but says says caste is immaterial when their alliance MPs insult the Vice President
1 year ago

Congress wants Caste Census, but says says caste is immaterial when their alliance MPs insult the Vice President

Op India  

On Tuesday, Opposition members of Parliaments were seen mocking Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Notably, the Congress party has batted for caste census for its political gains, and now targeting the Vice President as he expressed his disappointment over the insult. alliance, in partnership with Congress and Rahul Gandhi, is advocating for a caste-based census and the concept of ‘proportional …

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 …

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 …

Rahul Gandhi assures to conduct caste census in Telangana
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi assures to conduct caste census in Telangana

The Hindu  

Assuring caste census in Telangana once voted to power, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that the most pressing issue in India right now is the caste census. Speaking to a massive turnout at Kataram in Bhupalapally district on the second day of his yatra in poll bound Telangana on Thursday, he said the caste census will reveal how much Bharat …

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, 3 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 …

CWC Makes Caste Census Central Plank for Assembly Polls
1 year, 3 months ago

CWC Makes Caste Census Central Plank for Assembly Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest decision-making body, met here on Monday, and made the caste census its central plank for the coming Assembly polls as well next year’s general election. After the CWC meeting, top party leader Rahul Gandhi said the working committee has taken a “historic decision” unanimously to support the idea of a nationwide …

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 …

‘PM Modi will keep distracting in coming times’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census
1 year, 3 months ago

‘PM Modi will keep distracting in coming times’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on PM Narendra Modi for not carrying out a caste census in the country, saying the decision to conduct a caste census was not political but based on justice. Rahul Gandhi also said that PM Narendra Modi was “incapable” and was employing distraction tactics to avoid the survey, saying hewould bring many distractions …

CWC unanimously supported idea of caste census in country: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 Gandhi says Congress Chief Ministers to act on caste census in their states
1 year, 3 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 …

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 …

How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power
1 year, 3 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 …

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 …

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA

The Hindu  

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad has hailed the Bihar government's caste survey and demanded that a similar exercise be carried out in all states of the country, including Maharashtra, alleging that the rights of the OBCs were being snatched away. "Our demand is that a caste-based census be carried out.What Bihar has done has to be …

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 …

DC Edit | Go ahead with caste census
1 year, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Go ahead with caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

There seems to be a bit of a political fault line, which might well go on to become a major electoral issue between the ruling BJP and the Opposition INDIA alliance led by the Congress but is something on which all political sides can easily work out a consensus and it is the matter of conducting caste-based census. The next …

INDIA will conduct caste census if voted to power, says Rahul
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA will conduct caste census if voted to power, says Rahul

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised on Friday that the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance will conduct a caste census, if voted to power in the upcoming general elections, to determine the actual representation of the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Rahul Gandhi Gandhi’s promise came two days after he pitched for the census and reservation for OBCs …

Congress will conduct caste census if voted to power: VH
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress will conduct caste census if voted to power: VH

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Congress senior leader and former MP V. Hanumantha Rao said the Congress was the only party to give much importance to the people of BC communities and would conduct a caste census after forming its government at the Centre. Addressing a joint press conference with former MP Ponnam Prabhakar and former MLA A. Praveen Reddy in Husnabad constituency of …

Opposition parties resolve to conduct caste census
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition parties resolve to conduct caste census

The Hindu  

INDIA, the new Opposition alliance, have resolved to conduct a caste census, asserting that they have come together to defeat the hatred and violence being manufactured against minorities as well as rising crimes against women, Dalits, tribals and Kashmiri Pandits. “We have come together to defeat the hatred and violence being manufactured against minorities; stop the rising crimes against women, …

The caste imperative: The Hindu Editorial on the subject of an updated caste census
1 year, 8 months ago

The caste imperative: The Hindu Editorial on the subject of an updated caste census

The Hindu  

With the Congress party joining the chorus for an updated caste census, there seems to be an emerging consensus among the political opposition on the need for this exercise. While the parties committed to reservations in the northern belt — the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in particular — have made this demand as a reaction to the …

Caste census will be beneficial for all: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
1 year, 8 months ago

Caste census will be beneficial for all: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Hindustan Times  

Supporting the Congress’ demand for an up-to-date caste census in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said it would be beneficial for all sections of the society. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 16 demanding an up-to-date caste census, saying meaningful social justice and empowerment programmes are incomplete in the …

Congress ups the ante on caste census as Kharge writes to PM Modi demanding it
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress ups the ante on caste census as Kharge writes to PM Modi demanding it

The Hindu  

A day after senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the question “Kis Ki Kitni Abadi” demanding to know the strength of the OBC community in the country, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took the debate a step forward by writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking his government to conduct the caste census. Reiterating the same point, Mr. Kharge in …

Kharge's letter to Modi as Rahul Gandhi dares on caste census: ‘I am afraid…’
1 year, 8 months ago

Kharge's letter to Modi as Rahul Gandhi dares on caste census: ‘I am afraid…’

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him for a comprehensive up-to-date caste census, the same day Rahul Gandhi dared the top BJP leader to release the 2011 caste-based census data in the public domain. In the letter, Kharge said the UPA government has conducted a Socio Economic and Caste Census during 2011-12 but …

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi, demands 'up-to-date' Caste Census
1 year, 8 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi, demands 'up-to-date' Caste Census

India Today  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded a Caste Census that is "up-to-date". Kharge's letter came after party leader Rahul Gandhi, at a rally in poll-bound Karnataka, asked the Prime Minister to make the 2011 caste-based census data public. In the letter dated April 16, a copy of which was posted by Kharge on …

From Ramcharitmanas to caste census, why Samajwadi Party changed strategy
1 year, 10 months ago

From Ramcharitmanas to caste census, why Samajwadi Party changed strategy

India Today  

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya recently made a controversial remark about the Ramcharitmanas and demanded deletion of some verses from it that he claimed were derogatory towards women, Dalits and tribal people. SP insiders say that with the Ramcharitmanas controversy lending the BJP a political opportunity, the strategy is to speak in one …

Why the caste survey in Bihar worries the BJP
1 year, 10 months ago

Why the caste survey in Bihar worries the BJP

The Hindu  

Ever since Bihar began its caste count in January, questions have been raised on whether the exercise is being conducted only for political gains, given that the Lok Sabha elections are just 16 months away, or whether it will prove useful for the social and economic development of the Other Backward Classes. The BJP’s opposition The expected gains could have …

DC Edit | Bihar’s caste census: Will it make a real difference?
2 years ago

DC Edit | Bihar’s caste census: Will it make a real difference?

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar has launched perhaps the first exercise of its kind in India ever by embarking on a caste-based census. Chief Minister and JD leader Nitish Kumar has said the census data will have every minute detail of people, their households and other things and would be beneficial to the overall development of the state and the country. RJD leader and …

Caste-based census findings should be made public, data must be used to make policies: Prashant Kishor
2 years, 6 months ago

Caste-based census findings should be made public, data must be used to make policies: Prashant Kishor

Firstpost  

Kishor said the exercise should not become a bone of contention among the ruling NDA partners in Bihar, where electoral politics is largely driven by caste-based equations Motihari: Asserting that the Bihar government’s decision to conduct caste-based headcount in the state “is a step in the right direction”, election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said “the findings of the survey …

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