Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday reiterated his demand and the importance of conducting a nationwide caste census, saying it was not just a census but served as a foundation for effective policymaking. Addressing a Samvidhan Samman Sammelan in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, Rahul Gandhi stated that 90 per cent of the … Read more
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the House on July 25, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and chairperson of the parliamentary party Sonia Gandhi were among the party’s leaders who met … Read more
With announcement of new notification, Census to be delayed till at least October 2024 The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils, towns, and municipal bodies, among others, has been extended till June 30, 2024, a senior government official told The Hindu. This means that the decennial Census exercise, initially scheduled to be … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: – Under new law, doctors face two years of imprisonment for death due to negligence Contrary to what Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the amended Bharatiya … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting, in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, on Oct. 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh and ₹4,000 a year for ‘tendu’ leaves collectors if his party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally … Read more
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tries his hand at making dosas at a roadside food cart during his tour of Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts on October 20, 2023 Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said all sugar factories in Telangana would be revived once Congress assumes power in the State and also promised to enhance the MSP for … Read more
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra exchanges greeting during a public meeting, in Mandla on Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday promised in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh free education for students between classes 1 and 12 and a monthly scholarship ranging from ₹500 to ₹1,500 if … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that “it will not take long” before work began on a state-level caste-based census, which he has agreed to after inability expressed by the Centre to conduct the same on a national level. Talking to reporters the chief minister said he had also made this known to … Read more
The demand for the enumeration of people belonging to other backward classes (OBCs) is becoming a political hot potato for the ruling BJP. The party is committed to doing it, but states ought to do it first, says K Laxman, national president of BJP‘s OBC Morcha and former head of the party’s Telangana unit. Edited … Read more
On Monday, an all-party delegation led by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar met PM Modi with a demand to hold a caste census to know the exact number of OBCs. “The leaders of 10 parties from Bihar have come together and we reiterated our demand before the PM to hold the caste census for once … Read more