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Supreme Court to hear Bihar caste census matter on October 6
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The petitioner's lawyer apprised the court that the Bihar Government has already published the caste survey data, prompting concerns and legal challenges from various quarters.
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Congress’ Hariprasad urges Karnataka govt to make public caste census like
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hariprasad, a former Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council belongs to the Ediga community and has been vocal about the issue of giving backward classes their due.
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"BJP should conduct nationwide caste census": Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the release of the caste survey report by the Bihar government, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his support for it and called on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to set aside politics and conduct a nationwide caste census.
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"Congress used to divide society based on caste...": PM Modi after Bihar r
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"They (Congress) used to divide society on the basis of caste, even today they are doing the same thing," PM Modi said speaking at a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.
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"Bihar govt eyeing elections ": SP leader Shifaiqur Rahman Barq on caste s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Earlier today, the Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
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"BJP is analysing data": Sushil Modi on caste census of Bihar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
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"BJP is restless": JDU leader Neeraj Kumar's jibe at BJP over caste survey
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Neeraj Kumar on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the report of the caste survey conducted in Bihar.
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Bihar: RLJD’s Upendra Kushwaha questions authenticity of caste survey data
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the Bihar government released caste survey data, national president of Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal, Upendra Kushwaha welcomed the step but raised questions on the authenticity of the survey referring to questions being raised by people of the state.
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"Want to thank Bihar govt": UP Congress chief on Bihar's caste survey
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking about the caste-survey report of Bihar, which was released earlier today, Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai said that they (Congress) want to thank the Bihar government.
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"Survey done to create tension in state": Bihar LoP on caste census
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"The complete report of the caste-based census will come after the analysis. They have not done anything new. The assumptions that were already there, are in the report. They presented it as a miracle or a big change. Everybody already knows what you are saying. Everybody knows the data figu
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"Caste survey should be conducted across nation": AAP leader Sanjay Singh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Reacting to Bihar's caste survey report, which was released earlier today, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said that the caste survey should be conducted across the nation.
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Opposition bloc INDIA welcomes Bihar caste survey data, BJP calls report "
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
JDU leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally and RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav termed the publication of the report "historic", the BJP and other prominent parties of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have criticised the Bihar government calling the report an “eye wash”.
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