Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 29 (IANS) To curb caste-based discrimination and violence among school students, the Tamil Nadu School Education Department has directed the formation of monitoring committees across all districts. According to fresh guidelines issued by the Directorate of School Education, these committees will be headed by Chief Education Officers (CEOs) … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 28 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav claimed on Saturday that the BJP is the “first party” since Independence to push for a caste census. He said that under the “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” (Together with all, development for all) policy, the BJP … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Vishwas Sarang on Thursday accused the Congress of dividing its own ranks by prioritising caste and religion in candidate selection during its ongoing organisational revamp in the state. Sarang was reacting to the Congress party’s … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Amid sharp criticism by the Congress over the Centre’s gazette notification on the 16th National Census, BJP National Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain slammed the opposition for “unnecessarily politicising” the issue and asked them to “read it properly before reacting.” “The opposition has nothing constructive to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Tuesday welcomed the Central government’s recent move to initiate a caste-based census, calling it a “historic and long-overdue step.” Pal also accused the Congress party of misleading the public and trying to spread confusion on the issue for political gains. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh has hit out strongly at the Congress party, accusing it of spreading misinformation while praising the Modi government’s efforts on national security and social justice, in a reference to the recent caste census notification. Talking to IANS on Tuesday, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A day after the Centre notified the two-phased population census, the Congress and BJP are caught up in political bickering over former’s claims that caste clause have been given a miss. Many Congress leaders questioned the government over ‘advertently’ dropping the caste clause from official … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday raised fresh doubts over the Centre’s promise of conducting caste enumeration along with the population Census, starting March 1, 2027, asking why the official gazette notification issued for the 16th Census missed the very important caste clause. Pawan Khera … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Amid sharp criticism by the Congress over the Centre’s recent gazette notification on the 16th national census, which makes no mention of caste enumeration, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hit back, accusing the grand old party of “rebranding expired products” and misleading the public. Responding … Read more