caste census
- India
‘Political conspiracy’, Chirag rejects Bihar caste survey
New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan on Tuesday, October 3, rejected the caste survey figures shared by the Bihar government as a political conspiracy, claiming they have inflated population…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- Mumbai
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…
- Telangana
Eyeing national role, KCR pushes for caste census but not Bihar model
Hyderabad: While Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has been supporting the demand for caste-based census, its government in Telangana may come under pressure from the backward classes (BCs) to conduct a survey in…
- 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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
