Congress leader Harish Rawat on Thursday welcomed the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census, crediting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's nationwide campaign for pressuring the government.
A poster congratulating Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and party leader Tejashwi Yadav was installed outside the party's state headquarters in Patna on Thursday, following the Centre's announcement to integrate the caste census with the upcoming national census.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has termed the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census "the victory of crores of people of India". He added that when his party's leader Rahul Gandhi said "caste census is the X-ray of society," the BJP "ridiculed him, ignored him."
Amid ongoing political sparring, parties across the political spectrum have welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to approve the caste census, marking a moment of consensus on a sensitive issue that has long been at the centre of debates on social justice and representation.
Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president welcomed the Centre's decision to conduct a caste-based census on Wednesday, terming it a significant step towards ensuring social justice.
"They (Opposition) are the people who were pointing fingers at us and our Prime Minister, saying that we will not do the caste census. They used to go from house to house and raise slogans saying that the Centre wouldn't have done it. However, the important thing is that the majority of t
Congress MP Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of pushing Haryana into a severe water crisis.
Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday penned down a post on Wednesday after the Centre banned down "4 PM News" Youtube channel on grounds of national security.
Union Minister Manohar Lal reviewed the development, expansion and financial model of important projects related to the development of Rajasthan, funded by the Centre, such as Swachh Bharat Mission, PM e-Bus Service, Jaipur Metro Rail, Amrit Mission 2.0, and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Speaking to ANI, Milind Deora said, "After the Pahalgam attack, the Centre called an all-party meeting in which almost all parties said that they are with the government in the action it wants to take against Pakistan and terrorists. Soon after, some opposition parties that had supported
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India condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack at the UN, calling it the deadliest since 26/11 and thanked global leaders for their support. Ambassador Yojna Patel reaffirmed India's call for accountability and welcomed the creation of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network to place