Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating the party's long-standing demand for a caste census and laying out three specific suggestions to be considered in the process.
"The Congress president had written to Prime Minister that a caste census is necessary to take place. He had requested that the national census be done as soon as possible too, which was supposed to happen in 2021, and in that caste census be done too, he had written on 16 April. We did not
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday offered condolences over the tragic incident of a stampede in Shirgao, Goa, which claimed six lives.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma extended condolences on the demise of former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Girija Vyas. The Chief Minister said that she will always be remembered as a popular leader.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi expressed grief over the death of former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Girija Vyas.
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.
On International Workers' Day, ASHA workers in Kerala intensified their ongoing protest, which entered its 81st day outside the state Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
"They shouldn't make unnecessary comments on Jawaharlal Nehru or this and that. They are Jansangh, RSS, but by birth they are opposing this reservation. When such people are against reservation, they are saying congress against this. If we are against I shouldn't have written a letter two ye
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge extended heartfelt greetings to workers on International Labour Day. Kharge, in the post, highlighted the critical role of workers in nation-building and accused the Modi government of undermining their rights.
Following the Union Government decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh referred to a letter written by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge back in April 2023 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the need for an "up-to-date Caste Census,"
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the party has consistently demanded a caste census, hoping that the central government will allocate the budget and release the report. The government on Wednesday decided to include caste enumeration in the population census.