caste census
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Caste census is one of the primary agendas of Congress: Surjewala
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Saturday that at the meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the party, caste census was also discussed as it is…
- India
Decision on caste census after getting report from panel in Nov: Karnataka CM
Mysuru: With pressure mounting on his government to make public the state’s socio-economic and educational census, popularly known as the ‘caste census’, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said a decision will…
- India
Nitish and Lalu’s masterstroke to counter ‘confusion politics’ of BJP
Patna: Caste is the biggest factor to defines the social structure of Bihar and people choose their life partners and elect their representatives from the same caste as theirs. There is a…
- India
Nishad Party firm on caste census, wants more seats in 2024
Lucknow: Nishad Party chief and Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad has reiterated his party’s demand for a caste survey in UP and said that he hoped that “elder brother” BJP would ensure…
- India
Congress calls CWC meeting on Oct 9, to discuss caste census, OBC issue
New Delhi: Amid debate over caste-based census gaining momentum, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called for a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on October 9 to decide its strategy on…
- Bangalore
Caste census: Karnataka govt in a fix ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka government is in a fix over the release of the caste census report which has been kept in abeyance for years by successive state governments fearing backlash from the influential…
- 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…
