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Congress manifesto is influenced by foreign forces: Union Minister Anurag
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that the party's manifesto is influenced by foreign forces and it strives to divide the nation on the basis of caste and region.
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Some castes from Muslim community included in backward classes intentional
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"In the reservation system that was given under the Mandal commission, some castes in the Muslim community were included in the backward classes calling them Pasmandas intentionally to get rights," Hussain said speaking to ANI on Friday.
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"Congress hate SC, ST, OBCs...will give away their rights to Muslims": JP
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Friday claimed that the Congress and INDIA bloc have a hidden agenda to snatch away the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and give it to Muslims.
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Lok Sabha 2024 polls: BJP candidate from Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency Kai
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and BJP's candidate from Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency, Kailash Choudhary, on Friday casted his vote at a polling booth in the constituency. Taking to his official X handle, Choudhary appealed to the citizens to vote and tweeted, "
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LS Polls: BSP releases fresh list of 3 candidates from Uttar Pradesh
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
While Thakur Prasad Yadav has been fielded from Rae Bareli, Kamar Hayat Ansari will be contesting from Ambedkar Nagar and Brijesh Kumar Sonker will fight from Bahraich, a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.
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BJP will end reservation for Muslims in Telangana: Amit Shah
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that BJP will end reservation for Muslims in Telangana and provide the benefit to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
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ECI takes cognizance of alleged MCC violations by PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India has taken cognizance of alleged Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Both BJP and INC had raised allegations of causing hatred and division based on religion, caste, community, or language
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Congress making different castes fight each other, says Rajasthan Minister
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"Congress wants to make different castes fight against one another, they want to do appeasement. Here the Congress party has tried to make the Gurjars fight against the Meenas," Meena said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.
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"I'm not interested in caste but in justice...": Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that he was not interested in caste but in justice, adding that it's his life's mission and not a "political issue."
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National Commission for Backward Classes criticises OBC quota for Muslims
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Commission for Backward Castes has criticised the Karnataka government's decision to categorise the entire Muslim community in the state under the OBC category and said that it is causing 'injustice' for the OBC community.
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Opposition leaders target BJP as campaigning peaks for second phase of Lok
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
As campaigning is peaking up amid the Lok Sabha elections, opposition leaders from the INDIA bloc hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Prime Minister's "Mangalsutra" scare, over the BJP Surat MP winning unopposed and reiterating its promise to conduct a caste census.
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"Congress tried to give reservation to Muslims by reducing SC/ST quota": P
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Tuesday, accusing it of attempting to provide reservations to Muslims in Andhra Pradesh in 2004 by reducing Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) reservations, disregarding the Constitution.
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