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Front pages on Bihar’s caste survey: How Nitish ‘stole a march’ over BJP and Congress

The results of the Bihar caste survey are out. OBCs comprise 27 percent of the state’s population while EBCs make up 36 percent – a total of 63 percent. Hindus make up over 80 percent of the population and Muslims a little over 17 percent.

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Bihar’s political arithmetic in the aftermath of the caste-based survey

With the release of caste-based survey, the EBC politics will have an upper edge in Bihar as their number has increased from 30% to 36%.

The Hindu

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census

Reacting to the release of the Bihar caste survey, Rahul Gandhi on October 2 reiterated that the rights of a community should be in proportion to its numbers in a society.

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Bihar caste survey results may open door to challenging 50% ceiling on reservations

With the EBCs accounting for 36% of Bihar’s population, and Nitish Kumar being credited for fashioning a support base from this category in the last two decades, his claims to the top chair in the INDIA bloc will be hard to ignore.

The Hindu

BRS asks PM to spell out stand on bifurcation assurances to Telangana

BRS MLC K. Kavitha urges PM Modi to announce assurances given to Telangana in AP Reorganisation Act before visit. Demands implementation of Women's Reservation Bill & accuses Cong of not including OBC quota. Criticises Rahul Gandhi's dream of Cong coming to power in Telangana.

The Hindu

Cabinet recommends OBC tag for Kunchitiga community

The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to recommend to the Central government the inclusion of the Kunchitiga community, a sub-caste of the Vokkaligas, in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list for providing reservation to the community in jobs and seats in educational institutions.

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100 per cent regret: Rahul Gandhi on UPA’s inability to bring women’s reservation bill with OBC sub-quota

Congress regrets not including OBC quota in Women's Reservation Bill in 2010. Rahul Gandhi claims BJP's Bill is a distraction from demand for caste census. He was "shocked" to see under-representation of OBCs, SC/STs in bureaucracy. Congress now part of INDIA alliance, pushing for OBC quota.

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In OBC pitch, Rahul Gandhi rests Congress hopes

Mr. Gandhi himself led the charge in the Lok Sabha, accusing the BJP of excluding OBC communities from power. Only three of the 90 Secretaries in the Union government were from the OBC category, he pointed out.

The Hindu

RJD stands alone in demand for sending women’s reservation bill to House panel

RJD’S Manoj K. Jha asserted that more than a joyous welcome of the legislation that could pave way for more representation for the women, the narrative is about the government being anti-OBC.

The Hindu

Took a stand for inclusion of OBC and Muslim women, Asaduddin Owaisi on voting against women’s quota Bill

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said his party voted against the Bill to take a stand against the non-inclusion of OBC quota in the provisions of the Bill as well as the rights of minority women

The Hindu

Delimitation debate: gender vs regional, caste identities

Shift of political power from south to north, east & women, diminishing say of States, population growth faster in BJP strongholds, pan-India identities of religion, class & gender, women's reservation unites parties, OBCs resist, BJP subsumes caste identity in Hindutva, gender complicates politics of caste & region, BJP seeks further…

The Hindu

Jamaat seeks quota for Muslim women, OBCs

The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has demanded reservation for both OBCs and Muslim women

The Hindu

OBC outfits intensify agitation over fear of sharing quota benefits with Marathas

OBC Mahasangh protests in Nagpur for 11 days, demanding govt. dialogue & written commitment to their demands. BJP & Congress leaders urge protestors to accept govt. invite & join talks. Dhangar community stages rasta roko in Satara, demanding to be included in ST category.

The Hindu

Sonia Gandhi to lead Congress in Lok Sabha debate on women’s reservation Bill

Sonia Gandhi to lead Congress in Lok Sabha debate on women's reservation Bill. Bill passed in Rajya Sabha in 2010 but lapsed due to lack of consensus among parties. Kharge flags issue in Rajya Sabha, some regional parties oppose Bill due to lack of quota for OBC women.

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RSS chief favours reservation only to hoodwink poor as election approaches, alleges Stalin

MK Stalin alleges BJP against social justice, fails to implement OBC reservation. He urges Centre to amend Constitution to ensure SC/ST/OBC/women/minority judges, release caste census, and provide reservation in private sector. States should have right to fix/implement reservation.

The Hindu

Extend reservation to OBC women too: Ramadoss

Dr. Ramadoss urges Centre to extend 33% reservation for women to OBCs & include SC, ST & minority communities in Women's Reservation Bill. He believes social justice can only be served if OBC women are given adequate representation in State Assembly & Parliament. He calls for amendment to Bill if…

The Hindu

PM using Women’s Reservation Bill to grab airtime: Congress

Congress chief Kharge’s stance is politically significant as some regional parties, who are part of the INDIA, opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill on the ground that it lacked a quota within a quota.

The Hindu

BJP’s love for Ganesh is because of Lok Sabha polls: Hindustan Janata Party

The State vice-president of OBC wing of Hindustan Janata Party Raghavendra Kathare has alleged that BJP leaders had developed sudden love and devotion for Lord Ganesh on account of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Gujarat Assembly passes Bill for more OBC seats in local bodies

The State government introduced the Bill to amend relevant provisions related to reservation in the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act of 1949, The Gujarat Municipalities Act of 1963, and The Gujarat Panchayats Act of 1993.

The Hindu

Pro-Maratha quota activist considers ending strike; wants written assurance on demands first

Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil ends indefinite strike if CM, Deputy CMs visit protest site with written assurances on quota issue. Conditions include withdrawal of cases against agitators, suspension of police officers, and issuance of OBC certificates to Marathas. CM Shinde reiterates govt's stance, sets up committee to prepare…

The Hindu

In the name of Ram: Uttar Pradesh government’s initiatives to appropriate his identity

Amid the construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, likely to be completed by January 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government is taking various other initiatives to establish the identity of Ram in different parts of the State. Steps are being taken to generate a religious…

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B.K. Hariprasad takes swipe at Siddaramaiah, Congress govt.

Veteran Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad criticizes CM Siddaramaiah for denying justice to Dalits, minorities & OBCs. He jibes at CM for wearing Hublot watch & not giving Dy. CM post to Dalit leader. He also alleges Congress used small OBCs, Muslims & Dalits for vote bank & forgot them after…

The Hindu

Dalit-targeted violence, a dimming of Tamil Nadu’s halo

The Dravidian movement stands for social justice and it is right to point out the gap between its lofty ideals and the situation on the ground as far as violence against Dalits is concerned

The Hindu

Felled by caste pride in Tamil Nadu’s Nanguneri town

On August 9, 2023, a Scheduled Caste boy and his sister were brutally assaulted at home by their schoolmates who belong to an intermediate dominant caste in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. While the siblings have survived, fear grips Scheduled Castes in Nanguneri.

The Hindu

Congress demands quotas for OBCs at Gujarat demonstration

Gujarat Congress held a day-long sit-in in Gandhinagar to demand reservations for OBCs. Leaders from various communities, social and educational organisations, NGOs, and Opposition leader Amit Chavda attended. They criticised the BJP govt for not fixing quotas for OBCs in panchayats and not increasing welfare budget. Chavda demanded 27% of…

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