Firmly rejecting the charge that caste census would divide the society, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on October 7 said the caste surveys were needed to remove social, economic and political inequities in the society. When his attention was drawn to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reported opposition to caste census, Mr Siddaramaiah said the economic, social and political status of different castes …
In the wake of the rape-cum-murder of a six-year-old girl in Saidabad area of Hyderabad, Telangana Labour Minister, Malla Reddy, claimed on video, “We will definitely nab the accused and will kill him in an encounter. There is no question of leaving him.” Malkajgiri MP and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Revanth Reddy is also reported to have made a …
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Politicians who choose to stoke so-called "culture wars" and who champion …