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Caste census necessary to review development: Union Minister Gajendra Sing
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Addressing the issue of the Union Government's recent decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming population census, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said it is necessary to review the development and changes in the country post-independence.
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"Congress have always betrayed the country": Delhi Minister Manjinder Sing
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa slammed former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi for casting doubts on the 2019 surgical strikes conducted by the Indian armed forces following the Pulwama terror attack, which claimed the lives of several CRPF personnel.
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BJP's Ravinder Raina slams Congress MP over surgical strikes, calls it 'be
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravinder Raina on Saturday accused the Congress party of betraying the nation after Congress MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi casted doubts on the 2019 surgical strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces in response to the Pul
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"Make provision for reservation in "private sector": RJD's Manoj Jha on ca
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Saturday described the caste census as a crucial first step towards ensuring social justice, while advocating for expanding the scope of reservation and greater political representation for backward classes.
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"This was our demand. We pressurised them," says SP leader Abu Azmi on the
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi welcomed the Centre's decision to include caste-based data, calling it a long-standing demand.
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav writes to PM Modi on caste census, calls it ' tr
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcoming the Centre's recent decision to include caste-based data in the national census on Saturday.
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Owaisi demands Centre to draw timeline for caste census
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"We would like to say just one thing to the BJP-NDA: tell us the timeline - when it will begin, when it will end and when it will be implemented. Will this be done before the 2029 Parliament elections?" Owaisi told reporters here.
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"Till date I could not find where surgical strikes took place": Congress M
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Congress MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday made a political controversy by casting doubt on the surgical strikes carried out after the 2019 Pulwama attack. He also urged the Centre to "punish" those who are behind the Pahalgam terror attack.
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"Amaravati was deliberately stalled due to personal vendetta against Andhr
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday alleged that between 2019 and 2024, Andhra Pradesh witnessed a destructive regime and stated that Amaravati was deliberately stalled due to a "personal vendetta" against CM Chandrababu Naidu.
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"Congress were in power for so long, never conducted such census": Odisha
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Friday attacked the Congress party for trying to take credit for the announcement of a caste census, saying that despite being in power for so long, it never conducted such a census.
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Sukanta Majumdar backs caste census, links it to delimitation and welfare
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar emphasised the urgency of completing the caste census, stating it will help implement key initiatives like delimitation and women's reservation, and enable targeted welfare schemes for underprivileged communities.
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Caste Census should benefit the downtrodden, not be politicised: FM Nirmal
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised the DMK and Opposition for politicising the issue of caste census, urging the public to view it through the lens of social upliftment rather than political victory.
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