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Vishwakarma Yojana is being used as pretext for Varnashrama Dharma, says Thirumavalavan

VCK founder Thirumavalavan charges Viswakarma Yojana of being disguised as loan scheme to implement Varnashrama Dharma. Dravidar Kazhagam and CPI leaders support him, saying it is a ploy to discourage certain castes from education. They call for eradication of RSS to ensure peace in India. #VCK #DravidarKazhagam #CPI #RSS #VarnashramaDharma…

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2023

TDP, if voted to power in Andhra Pradesh, will exert pressure on Centre for caste-wise census of OBCs, says Lokesh

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) , if voted to power in the 2024 elections, will exert pressure on the Central government to conduct a caste-wise census and ensure financial support for all the communities belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), its national general secretary N. Lokesh has promised. Taking…

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2023

Welfare programmes for OBC students to be revived in Karnataka

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has revived many welfare programmes for students of Other Backward Communities in his Budget which were announced in his past Budgets but were put on the backburner.

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023

How the caste census will play out in Bihar’s power matrix

As was widely expected, the Supreme Court has refused to entertain pleas challenging the ongoing caste census in Bihar. Besides the question about the merit of the petitions, there was an aspect which didn’t find explicit mention – that such a hearing could be viewed as an intrusion into the…

Newslaundry · Jan 21, 2023

OBCs Being Treated In Step-Motherly Manner By BJP Govt: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on treating backward community in a step-motherly manner and demanded that it should call a session of the Legislature for a debate on reservation to OBCs in urban local body polls. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 29, 2022

Signs of a dead end for social justice politics

The success of the OBC alliance in 2015 in Bihar may be difficult to replicate in the Hindi heartland

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022

Income cap of Rs 2.5 lakh for scholarships to benefit religious minorities

NEW DELHI: If the proposal of a central government panel to fix a uniform earning cap of Rs 2.5 lakh a year for being eligible for central scholarships is approved by the government, the immediate gainers will be students from religious minority groups.

The Times of India · Jul 16, 2022

Reservations needed in backlog vacancy appointments in technical institutes, says Anbumani

‘Despite the efforts of the SC and the Centre, they are continuing to deny reservations’

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022

Madhya Pradesh panchayat poll: BJP promised 35% OBC quota, but gave less than 12% seats, says Kamal Nath

BHOPAL: Former chief minister and state Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday said that the BJP has not done justice to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category as far as panchayat poll quota is concerned. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government to have promised 35% reservation to OBCs, but gave them…

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

As SC allows OBC quota, Shivraj Singh Chouhan targets Kamal Nath

OBC leaders say 14% reservation not enough for community constituting over 50% of Madhya Pradesh’s population

The Hindu · May 18, 2022