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"We welcome this decision...": Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre on caste
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Welcoming the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census, Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre said that there are 90-100 sub-castes in the state, all of which have been codified and brought to the government's attention.
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Persistent efforts of Samajwadi Party led to Centre's decision on caste ce
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Saturday credited the Central government's move to conduct a caste census to the persistent efforts of his party and its leadership.
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Caste census necessary to review development: Union Minister Gajendra Sing
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks 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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"Make provision for reservation in "private sector": RJD's Manoj Jha on ca
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks 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 : 10 months, 2 weeks 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 : 10 months, 2 weeks 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 : 10 months, 2 weeks 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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"Amaravati was deliberately stalled due to personal vendetta against Andhr
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks 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 : 10 months, 2 weeks 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 : 10 months, 2 weeks 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 : 10 months, 2 weeks 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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"Allocate necessary funds for every stage of census": CWC adopts resoluti
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In its resolution, the CWC said that the BJP-led central government has "conceded" the Indian National Congress' demand to collect population data caste-wise as part of the next census.
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