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"Greater population, greater rights": Rahul Gandhi on caste census of Biha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"The caste census of Bihar has revealed that OBC + SC + ST are 84% there. Out of 90 secretaries of the Central Government, only 3 are OBC, who handle only 5% of India's budget! Therefore, it is important to know the caste statistics of India. The greater the population, the greater the ri
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Bihar government releases caste survey data; OBCs, EBCs account for 63 pc
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Bihar government on Monday 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 Read More
Why is PM Modi scared of caste census?: Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Repeating what he said in the Lok Sabha during his intervention on the Women's Reservation Bill that there are only three OBC bureaucrats working for the government of India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why is he scared of the caste census.&nb
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MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticises Centre over delayed rollout of women’s q
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Earlier on Tuesday, Bharti wrote to PM Modi over the tabling of the women's reservation Bill, demanding that of the 33-per cent reservation assured for women in the legislative bodies, 50 per cent should be set aside for ST, SC and OBC communities.
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"Will not let it get implemented unless it takes into account OBCs...": BJ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said that she would not let the Women's Reservation Bill get implemented unless it takes into account the OBCs.
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“No one knows when Women’s Bill will be implemented”: Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav targeted the BJP led central government on Saturday over the women's reservation bill, saying no one knows when the bill will be implemented.
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Tejashwi Yadav demands inclusion of OBC quota in Women's Reservation Bill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav hit out at the centre on Friday, questioning the date of implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill and raising the demand to include OBC women and women from minority and backward communities in the bill.
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Rahul Gandhi regrets non-inclusion of OBC quota in 2010 Women’s reservatio
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed his regret that the Other Backward Class (OBC) quota was not provided under the Bill brought by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2010.
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As Parliament passes women’s reservation Bill, Congress says demand for am
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi earned praise from both sides of the political aisle following the historic passage of the women's reservation Bill in Parliament, the Congress MPs on Thursday flagged the omission of the OBC sub-quota from the draft legislation.
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Fight for representation of OBC women to continue: BRS MLC Kavitha on pas
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
One of the top advocates for a piece of legislation guaranteeing equal or greater representation of women in politics and the country's legislative process, BRS leader K Kavitha on Thursday rejoiced the passage of the women's reservation Bill, terming it as a historic moment.
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"Why you don't want to give political rights to OBC women": Dimple Yadav a
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday questioned the BJP over the non-inclusion of the OBC quota in the Women Reservation Bill and said that
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Women would get an opportunity to excel in every field: Union Minister Mun
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Munda said that the Lok Sabha took a historic decision by passing the Women's Reservation Bill on Wednesday and women would get an opportunity to excel in every field once this is implemented.
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