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"Welcome step...": Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Centre's decision
Updated : 10 months, 1 week 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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"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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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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BJP may think they can politicise issue, considering Bihar elections: CPI'
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
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People "surrounded by clan" shouldn't advise: Union Minister Dharmendra Pr
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"What can we say about those groups who live confined to a family; father, mother, brother, son in law. People who are surrounded by a clan which keeps their affinity and their circle confined to one family should refrain from giving advice. They should educate themselves better," Pradhan
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"We welcome it...": MDMK founder Vaiko on Centre's decision for caste cens
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder Vaiko on Thursday welcomed the Union Government's decision for the caste enumeration in the forthcoming census, but noted that the census should have been conducted back in 2021.
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"Rahul Gandhi should felicitate PM Modi openly": Maharashtra BJP President
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Maharashtra BJP President and state Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his demand for a timeline for the caste census, asserting that Gandhi has "no rights" to make such demands and should instead openly felicitate Prim
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Congress's Jairam Ramesh slams Centre's caste census plan, calls it "headl
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Echoing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's call for a clear roadmap and timeline for the caste enumeration in the forthcoming census, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for just providing a "headline without a deadline" on the matter.
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Shiv Sena-UBT's Anand Dubey welcomes Centre's decision on caste census, qu
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena-UBT leader Anand Dubey welcomed the Union Cabinet's approval to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census but questioned the timing of the decision, suggesting it may be linked to the upcoming Bihar elections.
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BJP's Tamilisai slams DMK over rising casteism in Tamil Nadu schools, laud
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following the Union Government's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan lauded the Cabinet's announcement while sharply criticising the DMK government in Tamil Nadu for its failure to address rampant casteism in the state.
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"Need anything more be said?": Congress MP Jairam Ramesh recalls Kharge's
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following the Union Government decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh referred to a letter written by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge back in April 2023 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the need for an "up-to-date Caste Census,"
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"This is our ideological and policy victory": RJD MP Sanjay Yadav on Cen
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
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