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Caste census decision taken in national interest for welfare of every sect
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Union Agricultre Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the Centre's decision for caste census has been taken for in the interest of the nation for welfare of every section of society in a transparent manner and that accurate figures are required to formulate policies for socia
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Centre agreed to caste census due to Rahul Gandhi's pressure: Karnataka Dy
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, Shivakumar said, "Rahul Gandhi has said that the caste census must be time-bound. The Centre must set a deadline to finish this activity."
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"PM Modi became nervous because...": Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhur
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi became nervous because of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's 'Jitni Aabadi Utna Haq' slogan and then decided to conduct a caste census.
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"Vision, not division...": Himachal CM Sukhu welcomes Centre's decision on
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters here today, Sukhu said, "We thank the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the decision over the caste census. This was a long-pending demand raised by Rahul Gandhi, and it has now been accepted. The purpose of the caste census is not to divide socie
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"Caste census conducted in 2011 was haphazard": BJP leader Aparajita Saran
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday termed the 2011 caste census a "haphazard survey" and said that the central government has decided to conduct a caste census, keeping in view the people's needs.
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"Victory of Rahul Gandhi": Congress MP Imran Masood after Centre's decisio
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A day after the Centre announced that caste data will be recorded in the forthcoming census, Congress MP Imran Masood called the Centre's decision as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's "victory."
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Congress only does 'Tamasha': BJP's RP Singh
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "In 2010, Manmohan Singh stated that he would take forward the caste census, but it never happened. Former Congress leaders, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi, were all opposed to it."
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Hyderabad Congress workers celebrate; pour milk over Rahul Gandhi, CM Reva
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress workers in Hyderabad celebrated and showered milk over the posters of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and party MP Rahul Gandhi, along with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy as a gesture of reverence and gratitude after the Centre announced that the forthcoming populatio
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Congress MP Pramod Tiwari calls caste census inclusion "victory" for Rahul
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Thursday described the Centre's decision to include caste-based census with national census as a "victory" for the persistent efforts of party leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
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"Should be no wrongdoings": SP leader Abu Azmi urges Centre for 'fair' cas
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Thursday credited SP leader Akhilesh Yadav and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi for continuously arguing for a caste census and urged the central government to conduct the census with "honesty."
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"Rahul Gandhi's victory, caste census will give positivity to scenario of
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Calling the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census as LoP Rahul Gandhi's "victory," Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday said that the caste census will give positivity to the scenario of democracy.
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"Every section must get justice": DK Shivakumar welcomes Centre's caste ce
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"The Karnataka government welcomes this decision. My leader, Rahul Gandhi, has also welcomed it. Congress is committed to delivering social justice to every section of society...Congress governments are committed to cooperating with the system," Shivakumar told reporters.
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