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"Would suggest PM Modi read Annihilation of Caste": Manoj Jha on PM's call
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"I would urge PM Modi to research well before making any comment on casteism. Regionalism and regional aspiration occur due to unbalanced growth. The unbalanced growth gives birth to regional parties. If we are asking why the government bodies don't have much OBC participation, is this caste
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MP assembly polls: Congress workers burn effigies of Digvijaya Singh, his
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Yadav alleged that the father-son duo (Digvijaya Singh and his son Jaivardhan Singh) were working to set fire to the Congress and not let the Congress remain a party of poor and backward people.
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PM Modi is our Brahmastra, says national chief of BJP's OBC Morcha Chief a
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, L Laxman, on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra is the party's 'Brahmastra' (lethal weapon) and it will go into the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections in his name.
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Old Pension Scheme, caste census, OBC quota, Rs 25 lakh health insurance a
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls next month and made a slew of promises including Old Pension Scheme, caste census, Nari Samman Nidhi of Rs 1500 per month to women, Rs 25 lakh health insurance and 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in governme
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SC refuses to entertain plea against Bihar govt decision to include transg
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition against the Bihar government's decision to include 'hijra', 'kinnar', 'kothi', and 'transgender' as an item in the caste list.
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"He belongs to upper caste": JDU's Neeraj Kumar questions PM Modi's OBC st
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the BJP and the opposition INDIA alliance are at loggerheads over the caste-based census, Janta Dal United (JDU) leader Neeraj Kumar has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi belonged to the upper caste and he misled the voters by saying that he belonged to OBC.
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Media Cell Vice President Ajay Singh Yadav resigns from Congress says "Few
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Under your leadership in Madhya Pradesh, it was always assured that this time the candidates belonging to the backward classes would be given their rights and privileges during the selection. In Tikamgarh district, there is more than 70 per cent of the voters from backward classes but peopl
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People of Telangana want change: BJP's K Laxman
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
BJP OBC Morcha National President and Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman slammed Telangana Chief Minister's son KTR on Wednesday for his comments against Home Minister Amit Shah and said that people in Telangana want a change.
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SC seeks MP govt response on plea challenging HC order extending staying s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from Madhya Pradesh Government and others to a petition challenging MP High Court interim order extending stay on state's decision to increase the reservation of OBC from 14% to 27%
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At press meet, Rahul Gandhi asks reporters to raise their hands if they ar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"How many Dalits are there in this room.. how many OBCs are there in the room, raise your hands...," Rahul Gandhi asked at the press conference after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here.
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CWC passes resolution for nationwide caste-census, reservation within wome
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The party, in its resolution, promised to conduct a nationwide Caste Census, implement OBC quota within women's quota and bring in a law to remove the 50 per cent cap to ensure reservation for OBCs, SCs and STs in line with the commensurate share of the population once it comes to power a
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Why no BJP government has gone for caste survey, asks Congress
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday hailed the move of party-ruled Rajasthan government for caste survey in the state and said there was demand for it from delegation of OBC community which met Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra
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