After a Bangladesh court granted bail to spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. His advocate, Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee, spoke to ANI and welcomed the move.
Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president welcomed the Centre's decision to conduct a caste-based census on Wednesday, terming it a significant step towards ensuring social justice.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday termed the Union Cabinet's decision to include caste enumeration in the national census a "100 per cent victory" of the unity of 90 per cent of PDA--Picchda (Backward classes), Dalits (Schedule Castes), and Alpasankhyaks (Minorities).
Earlier in the day, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media about the decision, saying the move would strengthen the country's social and economic structure.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the party supports the government's decision to conduct caste enumeration during the forthcoming population census, but it should specify a timeline.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that his government wholeheartedly welcomes Central Government decision to conduct caste census along with population census. He also urged for a social, economic, and educational survey to be conducted.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the party supports the government's decision to conduct caste enumeration during the forthcoming population census, but it should specify a timeline.
The Congress National President further emphasized that in the absence of caste census, the implementation of meaningful social justice and empowerment programmes is incomplete.
"What we socialists proposed 30 years ago--be it reservation, caste census, equality, fraternity, secularism--others take decades to follow. There is still a long way to go. But make no mistake--we will keep making these Sanghis dance to our agenda," Lalu Yadav said.
Reacting to the Union Cabinet's approval to include caste enumeration in the upcoming population census, RJD leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav hailed it as a historic victory for social justice and a long-standing demand of the socialist movement led by Lalu Prasad Yad