In view of the planning of the mock drill to be held in Gujarat tomorrow, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi held a meeting on Tuesday and the proposed action plan was reviewed.
The Public Works Department (PWD) Minister of the Himachal Pradesh government, Vikramaditya Singh, said that the department is all set to start the PMGSY stage four once it's approved by the Union government. After meeting the Union ministers during his recent Visit to Delhi, he was addressi
"If a Governor, a temporary agent of the Union Government, can override decisions made by the elected Chief Minister, what is the value of the people's vote?" he asked.
Addressing the issue of the Union Government's recent decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming population census, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said it is necessary to review the development and changes in the country post-independence.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the state government will support the Union government in its efforts to eradicate terrorism.
In a twist of political irony, the LDF government halted the promotion of a Left-leaning assistant professor to associate professor in an aided college in Kasaragod following his participation in two Bharat Bandhs in 2020 against the BJP-led Union government--the nationwide strikes backed by
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday welcomed the Union government's decision to conduct a caste census along with the decadal census, calling it a long-pending demand since 1992.
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder Vaiko on Thursday welcomed the Union Government's decision for the caste enumeration in the forthcoming census, but noted that the census should have been conducted back in 2021.
"We are welcoming the caste census but the Union cabinet didn't fix the date of taking the census. Usually every 10 years the Union government has to do this census. 2021 because of Corona it was postponed. Maybe forthcoming 2031 they will do it. At the time of 2031 BJP is holding the office
Following the Union Government's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan lauded the Cabinet's announcement while sharply criticising the DMK government in Tamil Nadu for its failure to address rampant casteism in the state.
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,"
Drawing from Karnataka's example, Siddaramaiah noted that his government had conducted a caste census and collected extensive data to evaluate different groups' socio-economic and educational conditions.