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11-member delegation led by Jharkhand CM meets Amit Shah, demands caste-ba
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): An all-party delegation led by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss caste-based census.
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'Will do whatever is sensible for our people to reduce discrimination' Odi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): In the backdrop of the Centre virtually ruling out a caste-based census as per its affidavit in the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that Odisha will do whatever will be sensible for its people in order to reduce the discrimin
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Conducting caste census is in national interest: RJD's Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 24 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that conducting a caste-based census is in the national interest.
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BJP leader Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu writes to PM Modi for caste-based census
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 31 (ANI): Demand for caste-based census started to rise within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the party’s former Rajya Sabha MP wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, urging him to conduct the census.
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Arun Jaitley had given written assurance for caste-based census, claims La
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Reiterating the demand of caste-based census, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday claimed that BJP leader Arun Jaitley had given a written assurance on the matter.
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BJP leader CP Thakur opposes caste-based census, terms it useless
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 25 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader CP Thakur on Wednesday opposed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's call for having a caste-based census.
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Authentic data will help to remove 50 per cent cap on reservation, says Od
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 25 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday in Bhubaneswar said that unless the government does not generate authentic data on caste, the Supreme Court will not remove the 50 per cent ceiling on the reservation.
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Centre has to decide on caste-based census, says Nitish Kumar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna [Bihar], August 25 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday they had conveyed their views in favour of caste-based census to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre has to take a decision on it.
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Owaisi backs caste-based census, sub-categorisation of OBCs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 24 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday favoured the caste-based census and favoured sub-categorisation of backward classes.
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PM Modi will now look at it, says Tejashwi Yadav after meeting PM Modi reg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that the PM would be looking into the matter of caste-based census, and the delegation is waiting for his decision about the same.
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PM Modi now has to take a call on caste-based census: Nitish Kumar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Following the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday over caste-based census in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said now the prime minister has to take a call on the matter.
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Caste-based census will help in preparing welfare schemes for people: Teja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said the caste-based census will help in preparing welfare schemes for people from different sections of society.
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