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"Just a drama...," BJP OBC Morcha National President K Laxman
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After the Congress Working Committee supported the caste census, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) OBC Morcha National President K Laxman called it "drama" saying that Congress just wanted to do politics over caste.
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Amit Shah calls on BJP workers to reach OBC community through Centre's PM
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a review meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders over the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana, launched by PM Modi on his 73rd birthday last month.
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"Incapable...": Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over caste census
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not conducting a caste survey across the country and alleging that the PM has been employing diversionary tactics to avoid the survey, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that PM Modi is "incapable" of doing the caste census.
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"Will stage protest on October 11 over Bihar caste census" : Upendra Kushw
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition bloc INDIA engaged in a war of words after the Bihar caste survey was released by the state government, revealing that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) constitute more than 63 per cent of the population of Bih
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Congress MP Gogoi pushes for caste census in Assam on lines of Bihar, Raja
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Yesterday I was at a function organised by a prominent Tai Ahom youth organisation. I demanded a caste census in Assam on the lines of the Bihar and Rajasthan model. We need to ensure that the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities receive dignity and justice," Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said i
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"We will continue fight till OBC women are included in Women's Reservation
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha who is on her two-day visit to the United Kingdom has said that Women's Reservation Bill does not include the OBC women, so "we will continue the fight until they are included".
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BJP is against caste-based census: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"All BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh, including CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan were shocked by the caste-based census. BJP is strongly against caste-based census. BJP's DNA is against OBCs," he added.
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Congress’ Hariprasad urges Karnataka govt to make public caste census like
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hariprasad, a former Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council belongs to the Ediga community and has been vocal about the issue of giving backward classes their due.
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"Bihar govt eyeing elections ": SP leader Shifaiqur Rahman Barq on caste s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Earlier today, the Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
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"BJP is analysing data": Sushil Modi on caste census of Bihar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
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Opposition bloc INDIA welcomes Bihar caste survey data, BJP calls report "
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
JDU leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally and RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav termed the publication of the report "historic", the BJP and other prominent parties of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have criticised the Bihar government calling the report an “eye wash”.
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"Tomorrow we will keep everything in all-party meeting": Bihar CM Nitish K
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the Bihar government released caste survey data, state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the report will be presented in the all-party meeting scheduled on Tuesday.
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