After creating a flutter with his post cautioning people against the idea of "Jitni abadi utna haq" (rights on the basis of population), Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday claimed that he did not depart from his party's position on population-based rights.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress over the 'Jitni aabadi utna haq' remark and said that 'mere liye gareeb sabse badi abaadi hai' (for me, the biggest population is poor).
The petitioner's lawyer apprised the court that the Bihar Government has already published the caste survey data, prompting concerns and legal challenges from various quarters.
Hariprasad, a former Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council belongs to the Ediga community and has been vocal about the issue of giving backward classes their due.
Following the release of the caste survey report by the Bihar government, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his support for it and called on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to set aside politics and conduct a nationwide caste census.
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"They (Congress) used to divide society on the basis of caste, even today they are doing the same thing," PM Modi said speaking at a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.
Earlier today, the Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
The Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Neeraj Kumar on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the report of the caste survey conducted in Bihar.