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"Lip Service": Citing Tribals, KTR Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi On Caste Census
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's promises on caste census and doing away with the 50 per cent cap on reservation was challenged today by Bharat Rashtra Samithi's KT Rama Rao, who had brought a number of tribal women to Delhi to highlight their p
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On Caste Census, Rahul Gandhi Talks Of "Mistake" By UPA While In Power
Congress's Rahul Gandhi said today that it was a "mistake' of the erstwhile UPA government not to conduct a caste census when they were the ones to come up with the idea.
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Maharashtra Opposition Manifesto Promises Rs 3,000 To Women, Caste Census
The manifesto of the Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) for the November 20 polls in Maharashtra aims to beat the Eknath Shinde government's Ladki Bahin yojana for women and reach out to farmers and the youth.
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"Will Demolish Artificial Barrier Of 50% Reservations": Rahul Gandhi
Caste discrimination in India is "unique" -- probably among worst in world -- and the Congress will demolish the "artificial barrier" of 50 per cent reservations, the party's senior leader Rahul Gandhi said today.
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After Karnataka, Telangana Gets Ready For Caste Census
Telangana will become the second Congress-ruled state after Karnataka to undertake caste census - an exercise that would continue from November 6 to November 30.
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Congress Urges All Party Meet For Clarity On Caste Enumeration In Next Census
On Monday, Congress sought an all-party meeting to get clarity on whether the next census would include a detailed enumeration of all castes and whether the census would be used to determine the strength of each state in the Lok Sabha.
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"Caste System Basic Structure For Centuries, Can't Escape This": Jairam Ramesh
Amid the voices being raised in the favour of conducting a nationwide caste census from the Congress, party leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that the caste system has been in our basic structure for centuries and we cannot escape this.
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Congress Manifesto For Haryana Polls Has MSP, Caste Census Among Key Promises
Ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, Congress Party released its manifesto Saturday with major promises ranging from free electricity, free medical treatment, financial assistance to women, MSP guarantee to the farmers and conducting caste census
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"Will Take Reservation Beyond 50%": Rahul Gandhi Clarifies Comment
Congress's Rahul Gandhi, amid a torrent of criticism over his remarks that has been perceived as anti-reservation, issued a clarification today, saying his party would "take reservation beyond the limit of 50 per cent".
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"Will Think Of Scrapping Of Reservations When India Is Fair": Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the caste census issue during his US visit and said that the party will call for the scrapping of reservations only when "India is a fair place".
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Opinion | RSS's Caste Census Dilemma Is Only Growing
The fears of the RSS are not misplaced. However, endorsing a caste census only plays into the hands of the Opposition.
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"Congress' Politics Of Polarisation": Union Minister To NDTV On Caste Push
Negating talk of caste playing a role in the BJP not going beyond 240 in the Lok Sabha elections, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said the Congress is indulging in politics of polarisation while ignoring affirmative action.
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"Goon Language": BJP After Lalu Yadav Remarks On Caste Census Spark Row
RJD president Lalu Prasad's remark that opposition members will hold RSS and BJP by the ear and get the caste census done on Tuesday triggered a war of words between the leaders of saffron camp and the opposition party.
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RSS' "We Draw The Line" Warning As Opposition Pitches For Caste Census
A caste census is a "sensitive issue... to be dealt with very seriously and is not for election campaigning", the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor, said at its Kerala conference.
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No Dalit In Miss India, Says Rahul Gandhi. Kiren Rijiju Blames "Bal Buddhi"
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has shredded Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments that there are no "Dalit and adivasi" in the list of the beauty pageant Miss India as something that can only come from a "bal buddhi (juvenile)".
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"Lip Service": Citing Tribals, KTR Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi On Caste Census
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's promises on caste census and doing away with the 50 per cent cap on reservation was challenged today by Bharat Rashtra Samithi's KT Rama Rao, who had brought a number of tribal women to Delhi to highlight their p
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On Caste Census, Rahul Gandhi Talks Of "Mistake" By UPA While In Power
Congress's Rahul Gandhi said today that it was a "mistake' of the erstwhile UPA government not to conduct a caste census when they were the ones to come up with the idea.
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Maharashtra Opposition Manifesto Promises Rs 3,000 To Women, Caste Census
The manifesto of the Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) for the November 20 polls in Maharashtra aims to beat the Eknath Shinde government's Ladki Bahin yojana for women and reach out to farmers and the youth.
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"Will Demolish Artificial Barrier Of 50% Reservations": Rahul Gandhi
Caste discrimination in India is "unique" -- probably among worst in world -- and the Congress will demolish the "artificial barrier" of 50 per cent reservations, the party's senior leader Rahul Gandhi said today.
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After Karnataka, Telangana Gets Ready For Caste Census
Telangana will become the second Congress-ruled state after Karnataka to undertake caste census - an exercise that would continue from November 6 to November 30.
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Congress Urges All Party Meet For Clarity On Caste Enumeration In Next Census
On Monday, Congress sought an all-party meeting to get clarity on whether the next census would include a detailed enumeration of all castes and whether the census would be used to determine the strength of each state in the Lok Sabha.
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"Caste System Basic Structure For Centuries, Can't Escape This": Jairam Ramesh
Amid the voices being raised in the favour of conducting a nationwide caste census from the Congress, party leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that the caste system has been in our basic structure for centuries and we cannot escape this.
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Congress Manifesto For Haryana Polls Has MSP, Caste Census Among Key Promises
Ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, Congress Party released its manifesto Saturday with major promises ranging from free electricity, free medical treatment, financial assistance to women, MSP guarantee to the farmers and conducting caste census
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"Will Take Reservation Beyond 50%": Rahul Gandhi Clarifies Comment
Congress's Rahul Gandhi, amid a torrent of criticism over his remarks that has been perceived as anti-reservation, issued a clarification today, saying his party would "take reservation beyond the limit of 50 per cent".
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"Will Think Of Scrapping Of Reservations When India Is Fair": Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the caste census issue during his US visit and said that the party will call for the scrapping of reservations only when "India is a fair place".
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Opinion | RSS's Caste Census Dilemma Is Only Growing
The fears of the RSS are not misplaced. However, endorsing a caste census only plays into the hands of the Opposition.
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"Congress' Politics Of Polarisation": Union Minister To NDTV On Caste Push
Negating talk of caste playing a role in the BJP not going beyond 240 in the Lok Sabha elections, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said the Congress is indulging in politics of polarisation while ignoring affirmative action.
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"Goon Language": BJP After Lalu Yadav Remarks On Caste Census Spark Row
RJD president Lalu Prasad's remark that opposition members will hold RSS and BJP by the ear and get the caste census done on Tuesday triggered a war of words between the leaders of saffron camp and the opposition party.
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RSS' "We Draw The Line" Warning As Opposition Pitches For Caste Census
A caste census is a "sensitive issue... to be dealt with very seriously and is not for election campaigning", the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor, said at its Kerala conference.
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No Dalit In Miss India, Says Rahul Gandhi. Kiren Rijiju Blames "Bal Buddhi"
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has shredded Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments that there are no "Dalit and adivasi" in the list of the beauty pageant Miss India as something that can only come from a "bal buddhi (juvenile)".
