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"Govt received report and it is under consideration": H Kantharaju on Karn
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The former chairperson of the Backward Classes Commission, H Kantharaju, on Monday said that the government has received the report on the Karnataka caste census and it is under consideration.
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Congress trying to take credit of caste census: Chhattisgarh deputy CM Aru
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Monday slammed Congress over the caste census and said that they always opposed the issue when they were in power. He said that Congress is now trying to take credit and the people of the country know their policy.
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"Congress has always divided nation": BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi slams
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Sunday criticised Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's comments on the caste census, stating that the Congress party has always divided the nation.
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Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury credits Rahul Gandhi for caste cens
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday credited party leader Rahul Gandhi for the centre's decision to conduct caste census with general census, saying that the "ruling party had to bow down" in front of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha's firm stand.
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"Welcome step...": Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Centre's decision
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi has welcomed the Centre's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census and expressed the opposition's desire to be involved in the process of making the questionnaire.
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BJP conducting caste census out of fear of PDA unity: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that the BJP is conducting a caste census out of fear of a united PDA- Picchda (backwards), Dalit (scheduled caste) and Alphshankyak (minorities).
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"Use updated caste data to strengthen reservation policies": Congress reso
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The demands made by Congress in its resolution further read as follows: "A transparent, time-bound process, including immediate Parliamentary debate and full budgetary allocation. A participatory and inclusive approach in designing the questionnaire, enumeration, classification, and data pub
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"Sudden, complete, and desperate U-turn": Congress MP Jairam Ramesh critic
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday sharply criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he described as a 'sudden and desperate U-turn' on caste census in India. His remarks came after the central government announced that caste enumeration would be part of the upcoming national census,
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"Congress was never in favour of BC census...": Union Minister G Kishan Re
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reddy pointed out that a survey and a census are two distinct concepts, with a census providing comprehensive data and insights. He argued that the Congress's BC survey falls short of being a full-fledged census.
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"Govt must have assessment about how to organise people": Jharkhand CM on
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Earlier today, 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.
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"Their only agenda is parivarvad...": Union Minster Lalan Singh hits back
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its leader Tejashwi Yadav. Singh alleged that the RJD's agenda is centered around parivarvad and corruption.
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"Historic decision" Uttarakhand CM Dhami lauds Union Cabinet's decision to
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday lauded Union Cabinet's decision conduct caste census, calling it a "historic decision" under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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