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"BJP is anti-people," says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at BJP and termed the party as anti-people. Taking on to the social media platform X he said, "Just as BJP indirectly denies 'reservation' by talking about changing the constitution, in the same way it denies 'caste census
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Union Minister Chirag Paswan favours Caste Census says "govt schemes frame
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
After Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated the demand for a caste census, sparking fresh debate over the issue, Union Minister Chirag Paswan came in support of Caste census and said they want Caste census to take place as many of the government schemes are fr
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"Laughable, when he discusses development model," Prashant Kishor attacks
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Taking a jibe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, election strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor said it is laughable when Tejashwi Yadav discusses the development model, as the person whose party was in rule for 15 years (in Bihar) doesn't know what GDP and growth r
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"Rahul Gandhi shedding crocodile tears over caste census": Union Minister
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh hit out at Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and claimed that he was shedding crocodile tears over the caste census and giving slogans to confuse people.
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"Anti-reservation parties": Mayawati slams Congress-SP, denies any allianc
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Targeting the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) over reservations, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday called both parties 'anti-reservation' and ruled out any future alliance with them.
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'Checked list of Miss India, there were no Dalit, tribal or OBC women': Ra
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday renewed his call for a nationwide caste census and pointed out the lack of representation of women from Dalit, Tribal, or Other Backward Classes communities in the "Miss India pageant list."
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Those who believe 50 pc reservation limit will remain are dreaming: Rahul
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said on Saturday that those who believe the caste census can be halted or that the 50 per cent reservation limit would remain are "dreaming."
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"3.5 yrs delay in conducting census resulted in 12 cr Indians not getting
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Jairam told ANI that the Centre should include another column in the census questionnaire about OBCs.
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Govt can collect caste-wise data of OBCs by adding extra column in census
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"India has been conducting a Census regularly every ten years. The last such Census was due in 2021. The continuing failure to conduct this 2021 Census has meant that vital information necessary for economic planning and for social justice programmes has not been collected. As a result, for
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"Will get to know population of tribals, SCs, OBCs...": Ajit Pawar favours
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar asserted that the caste census should be conducted to get the exact number of population of tribal, SCs, OBCs, minorities etc which will ultimately assist the Centre in devising policies.
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"Rahul Gandhi will have to reveal his caste if...": Assam CM amid 'caste'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and said that Rahul Gandhi would have to reveal his caste identity if the census is conducted.
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"When we sought caste census, this was the issue of society": SP leader S
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Yadav commented on Thakur's statement on Thursday and said that when the party sough the caste census, it was an issue of the society. Further, he said that the remark made about Rahul Gandhi was personal, action should have been taken action against th
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