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Rahul advocates for caste census, asks why PM Modi is afraid of it
Jaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday advocated conducting a caste census and asked why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi “afraid” of it. Addressing a party workers’ conference here, Gandhi also claimed…
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Caste census in MP after winning assembly polls: Cong prez Kharge
Bhopal: The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls in the state, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday. He was addressing a public rally…
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What’s the harm if person provides caste details for Bihar survey, asks SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked what was the harm if a person provided the details of caste or sub-caste during the Bihar caste survey when an individual’s data was…
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SC to hear pleas challenging Patna HC’s order on caste-based survey on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a clutch of petitions against Patna High Court’s order dismissing pleas challenging caste-based survey in Bihar. As per the cause list published…
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Yogi says ‘No’ to caste census in UP
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, said the state government has no plans to conduct a caste census in the state. “The subject matter of census is mentioned at…
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Allahabad HC seeks UP govt response on caste census
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition seeking caste census in the state. The order was issued by the division bench of…
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Barring STs, SCs, no caste Census since independence, says govt
New Delhi: The central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Census since independence, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union…
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Caste-based census will happen at any cost: Lalu
Patna: A day after the Patna High Court put an interim stay on the caste-based survey, RJD national president Lalu Prasad said the survey is the demand of a majority of people…
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Caste Census demon haunts Maha BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Mumbai: The clamour for a caste-based Census has once again come to haunt the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre, which is treating the sensitive issue with kid-gloves, with the…
- India
SC agrees to hear on April 28 plea against caste survey in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on April 28 a fresh plea against the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the state. A bench of…
- India
Is Caste census oppn’s ‘Brahmastra’ against BJP’s Hindutva in 2024?
New Delhi: The opposition parties are yet to firm up an alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but their unanimous demands for a caste census and the removal of the reservation…
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Oppn leaders make strong pitch for caste census at DMK conference
New Delhi: Top Opposition leaders, including chief ministers of three states, on Monday, strongly pitched for a caste census at a DMK-convened conference on social justice which also saw fervent calls for forging…
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Raipur Declaration: Cong open for alliance, seeks caste census
Raipur: Congress’ 85th plenary session ended on Sunday with ‘Raipur Declaration’ asserting never to compromise with the politics of BJP-RSS, and mentioning its openness for alliances, caste census in the country and…
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What’s PM’s, UP CM’s response on caste survey, asks Akhilesh Yadav
Noida: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday sought to know what is the stand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on caste survey in the…