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"Country needs real justice, not symbolic politics": Rahul Gandhi on Bhara
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
While welcoming the decision to confer Bharat Ratna on Karpoori Thakur, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the centre for not releasing the Social and Economic Caste Census. "The country now needs real justice, not symbolic politics." Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called Karpoori Thakur an i
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Karpoori Thakur should have received Bharat Ratna long ago: Lalu Yadav tak
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"My political and ideological guru, Late Karpoori Thakur ji, should have received Bharat Ratna long ago. We raised this voice from the House to the streets, but the Central Government woke up when the present Bihar government of social concern conducted the caste census and increased the sco
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Karnataka CM slams Central govt over internal reservation for SCs
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement issued here, the CM said, "The Central Government has formed a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes. This seems to be nothing more than a ploy to mislead the Dalit community, as it is clear
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"Maharashtra government is completely ready to talk": Shiv Sena leader as
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The Maharashtra government is completely ready to talk about the Maratha reservation; the government's door is forever open for discussion on the Maratha reservation. Our government does not do caste politics; we will do whatever has to be done, Shinde ji took an oath on Chhatrapati Shivaji
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Philosophers Basavanna, Kanakadasa, Ambedkar, Vemana belong to entire huma
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Philosophers such as Basavanna, Kanakadasa, Ambedkar and Vemana were not confined to one caste. All of them were Vishwamanavas.
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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy affirms commitment to welfare of SC, ST, OBC c
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Highlighting his commitment to social inclusivity, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday emphasised his government's top priority given to the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (BC) communities.
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Government forms Committee of Secretaries to examine steps to safeguard in
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Committee comprises the Secretaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Personnel and Training, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the Department of Legal Affairs and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. The first meeting of the Committee of Secretaries is fixed
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Basavadi Sharana's dream of building casteless society possible by sharana
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"The Basavadi Sharanas made a social revolution in the 12th century. Our immobile caste system and social system were shaped by vested interests. God did not create this. The Chaturvarna system was created to instill inequality and keep the masses away from education. Basavadi Sharana's Vach
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BJP has made Ram Mandir an issue: Ashok Gehlot on Congress not attending P
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"The Ram Mandir is the centre of everyone's faith. The Supreme Court had given its verdict and the differences were solved peacefully. People from every religion, caste and class welcomed this step. The government and the trust should have acted appropriately," Ashok Gehlot said.
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LGBTQ community not entitled to vertical reservations like SC, ST, OBC: Fo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice UU Lalit, on Thrusday said the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community is not entitled to claim "vertical' sort of constitutional reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other B
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Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana aims to reduce poverty in S
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is a merged scheme of the three Centrally Sponsored Schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY), said U
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Uttar Pradesh emerging as country's most progressive state: CM Yogi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that those involved in nepotism, caste-based politics, and division had caused an identity crisis for the youth of Uttar Pradesh.
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