History has shown that the Congress’s experiments with caste politics have not always met with success. (File photo/PTI) With Rahul Gandhi batting for a nationwide caste census, the Congress would need to walk the talk and ensure it gives the most election tickets to candidates from the OBC and other disadvantaged groups Rahul Gandhi’s OBC…
Curated By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: October 05, 2023, 09:20 IST Union minister Kiren Rijiju claimed that with his remark, the Congress leader is ‘playing with fire’. (File pic: PTI) Rijiju said the demand for the distribution of rights based on the population would deprive minorities of opportunities in nation-building Amid the ongoing debate over…
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar released the caste census data that is openly celebrated by Rahul Gandhi. (File pic/PTI) These 105 assembly seats are dominated by the upper castes, of which Brahmins are the dominant force in 60, while in 45 seats Thakurs play a decisive role The Bihar caste survey details have sparked off…
Maharashtra Opposition leader Vijay Wadettiwar says the OBCs are not against Maratha reservation in the state. (X) In an exclusive interview to News18, Leader of Opposition and Congress’s Other Backward Class (OBC) leader Vijay Wadettiwar says, “The Maharashtra government should also conduct such a census which will help us gauge the population status of all…
Last Updated: October 04, 2023, 15:27 IST Records show that Rajiv Gandhi had said in Lok Sabha that then VP Singh government was creating a ‘vested interest in casteism and the country is going to pay a very heavy price for this’. (File Photo) With Rahul Gandhi taking a turn towards a second edition of…
Curated By: Saurabh Verma Last Updated: October 03, 2023, 19:36 IST Singhvi said that he did not take a different stand and added it is essential for caste census to take place. (Photo PTI file) Congress Communications In-charge Jairam Ramesh was quick to dismiss Singhvi’s remarks on X as the leader’s personal views and not…
Hours after Nitish Kumar’s government in Bihar released the caste data yesterday, Rahul Gandhi reiterated Congress’ commitment to the contentious survey and defined his party’s “pledge” to bring “greater rights for greater population”. Although caste census is being seen as the biggest poll plank for the Congress and its gung-ho INDIA bloc, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool…
Rahul Gandhi’s earlier campaigns like Rafale, where he built the narrative of ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ or ‘the PM is corrupt’ just did not work. (File pic: PTI) The Congress hopes to show how the OBC, SC, and ST matter more and that the BJP has not done much for them Rahul Gandhi has a new…
Last Updated: October 03, 2023, 14:45 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event at Jagdalpur in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. (PTI Photo) PM Modi at an event in Chhattisgarh said for him the biggest population in the country is that of the poor and their welfare was his main aim Pitching ‘gareebi’…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said last week that the party would embark on a caste census if it comes to power in Lok Sabha elections next year. (PTI/File) The BJP has termed Rahul Gandhi’s caste census demand as hypocritical as the Congress had been against such a study for nearly 60 years till mulling one…