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‘Remove 50% cap on reservation’: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge makes three suggestions to PM Modi on caste census | India News – The Times of India

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[ad_1] PM Narendra Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday made three suggestions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the recently announced nationwide caste enumeration, which would be included the next national census.In a letter, excerpts of which he shared on X, Kharge gave the following suggestions: a questionnaire…

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‘My brother took up cause’: Priyanka Gandhi says government ‘pressured’ for caste census | India News – The Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday, while welcoming said that the central government agreed to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census due to pressure. While speaking to the media in Wayanad, Kerala, she said that her brother Rahul Gandhi had raised this issue in Parliament and was mocked for it….

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Government call on caste count game changer, exposes Congress: BJP – The Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday hailed the Centre’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census as evidence of the NDA’s commitment to social justice, asserting that it exposed the contrast between the Modi govt’s genuine efforts and Congress’s hollow rhetoric.At a press conference, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, a prominent OBC face of…

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Centre’s caste census nod sparks credit war between BJP, Congress | India News – The Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Centre’s announcement to include caste enumeration in the upcoming general census has triggered a war of words, with both the ruling BJP and opposition parties scrambling to claim credit for the decision.Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration…

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Government approves caste census: What is it and why it matters – Explained | India News – The Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Caste enumeration was a regular feature of census exercises during British rule from 1881 to 1931. However, with the first census of independent India in 1951, the government chose to discontinue the practice, except for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).By 1961, the central government permitted states to conduct their own…

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