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  1. #Prav started working as a #cooperative since #PravConf (two weeks already). We were working on the bye-laws and looking for people willing to join as members for over 2 years already.

    Now we have prav.app/coop/ which lists the Office bearers, Board of Directors and Members.

    Board is elected by members for a two year term. So far we have #Dalits, #OBCs and #Christians in the board. Inviting #underrepresented to join as members and serve on the board.

    #XMPP #FreeSoftware #democracy

  2. #Prav started working as a #cooperative since #PravConf (two weeks already). We were working on the bye-laws and looking for people willing to join as members for over 2 years already.

    Now we have prav.app/coop/ which lists the Office bearers, Board of Directors and Members.

    Board is elected by members for a two year term. So far we have #Dalits, #OBCs and #Christians in the board. Inviting #underrepresented to join as members and serve on the board.

    #XMPP #FreeSoftware #democracy

  3. Minister cites West Bengal government’s affidavit to the SC, showing that 75 of 77 new castes proposed for the OBC list are Muslim groups; asks if OBC reservation is meant for the Opposition’s “appeasement politics”
    #UnionMinisterBhupenderYadav #OBCs #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
    thehindu.com/news/national/bhu

  4. Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again

    Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while announcing the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March, had warned against fake news on social media but is yet to act.

    #karnataka #BJP #HateSpeech #ElectionCommission #LokSabhaElection2024 #congress #RahulGandhi #siddaramaiah #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #IndianMuslims #ElectionCampaign2024 #communalism #hindutva #india

    thewire.in/politics/election-c

  5. Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again

    Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while announcing the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March, had warned against fake news on social media but is yet to act.

    #karnataka #BJP #HateSpeech #ElectionCommission #LokSabhaElection2024 #congress #RahulGandhi #siddaramaiah #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #IndianMuslims #ElectionCampaign2024 #communalism #hindutva #india

    thewire.in/politics/election-c

  6. Why the Congress manifesto has rattled corporate monopolies, RSS and BJP

    For the first time Nyay Patra, the Congress manifesto, has made social justice a serious election issue by promising nationwide caste census and removal of 50 per cent Supreme Court cap on reservations, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd.

    #LokSabhaElection2024 #CongressManifesto #congress #RSS #BJP #CronyCapitalism #privatisation #welfare #OBCs #education #caste #dalits #adivasis #communalism #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/opinion

  7. Why the Congress manifesto has rattled corporate monopolies, RSS and BJP

    For the first time Nyay Patra, the Congress manifesto, has made social justice a serious election issue by promising nationwide caste census and removal of 50 per cent Supreme Court cap on reservations, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd.

    #LokSabhaElection2024 #CongressManifesto #congress #RSS #BJP #CronyCapitalism #privatisation #welfare #OBCs #education #caste #dalits #adivasis #communalism #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/opinion

  8. The India of Congress manifesto

    The party envisions a country where power is distributed more equitably among social groups than today, and the domination of the upper castes reduced in India’s life, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

    #LokSabhaElection2024 #congress #CongressManifesto #RahulGandhi #CasteCensus #reservations #OBCs #inequality #congress #india

    mid-day.com/news/opinion/artic

  9. The India of Congress manifesto

    The party envisions a country where power is distributed more equitably among social groups than today, and the domination of the upper castes reduced in India’s life, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

    #LokSabhaElection2024 #congress #CongressManifesto #RahulGandhi #CasteCensus #reservations #OBCs #inequality #congress #india

    mid-day.com/news/opinion/artic

  10. Not the BJP, but the Opposition Has Fielded More OBCs and Dalits in UP This Time

    The INDIA bloc’s caste-wise distribution of candidates will not quite follow the ‘Pichda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak’ formula that Akhilesh Yadav promised – but will be a bold political manoeuvre where for the first time in a decade, the BJP will be on the backfoot.

    #LokSabhaElection2024 #dalits #OBCs #brahmins #thakurs #BJP #NDA #INDIAAlliance #OppositionParties #caste #elections2024 #india

    thewire.in/politics/not-bjp-bu

  11. Not the BJP, but the Opposition Has Fielded More OBCs and Dalits in UP This Time

    The INDIA bloc’s caste-wise distribution of candidates will not quite follow the ‘Pichda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak’ formula that Akhilesh Yadav promised – but will be a bold political manoeuvre where for the first time in a decade, the BJP will be on the backfoot.

    #LokSabhaElection2024 #dalits #OBCs #brahmins #thakurs #BJP #NDA #INDIAAlliance #OppositionParties #caste #elections2024 #india

    thewire.in/politics/not-bjp-bu

  12. Sidelined by the Sangh, Karnataka's Billava community seeks political representation

    Unfulfilled promises of political representation and a feeling of being taken for granted by the BJP are leading to a potential shift in the Billava allegiances in coastal Karnataka.

    #karnataka #billavas #RSS #OBCs #shudras #brahmins #casteism #caste #hindutva #elections2024 #BJP #india

    thenewsminute.com/karnataka/si

  13. Sidelined by the Sangh, Karnataka's Billava community seeks political representation

    Unfulfilled promises of political representation and a feeling of being taken for granted by the BJP are leading to a potential shift in the Billava allegiances in coastal Karnataka.

    #karnataka #billavas #RSS #OBCs #shudras #brahmins #casteism #caste #hindutva #elections2024 #BJP #india

    thenewsminute.com/karnataka/si

  14. Badaga community members refuse to allow bus to ply to SC/ST villages in the Nilgiris

    Hundreds of people from Badaga-dominated Ebbanad staged a protest, preventing the bus from reaching Koranur and Bikkapathy Mund.

    #TamilNadu #nilgiris #badagas #casteism #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #PublicTransport #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  15. Badaga community members refuse to allow bus to ply to SC/ST villages in the Nilgiris

    Hundreds of people from Badaga-dominated Ebbanad staged a protest, preventing the bus from reaching Koranur and Bikkapathy Mund.

    #TamilNadu #nilgiris #badagas #casteism #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #PublicTransport #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  16. Maratha quota Bill passed in Maharashtra Assembly

    The bill provides 10% reservation to the community in education and government jobs without altering the state’s existing OBC quota.

    #maharashtra #MarathaQuota #OBCs #OBCQuota #reservations #jobs #labour #caste #india

    scroll.in/latest/1063995/marat

  17. Maratha quota Bill passed in Maharashtra Assembly

    The bill provides 10% reservation to the community in education and government jobs without altering the state’s existing OBC quota.

    #maharashtra #MarathaQuota #OBCs #OBCQuota #reservations #jobs #labour #caste #india

    scroll.in/latest/1063995/marat

  18. No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry clarifies on draft UGC guidelines

    The proposal for de-reservation in case of Group C or D should go to the Executive Council of the University and in case of Group A or B should be submitted to the Ministry of Education, giving full details, for necessary approval, as per guidelines.

    #UGC #HigherEducation #reservations #EducationMinistry #SCs #STs #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #caste #UnionGovt #india

    telegraphindia.com/india/no-re

  19. No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry clarifies on draft UGC guidelines

    The proposal for de-reservation in case of Group C or D should go to the Executive Council of the University and in case of Group A or B should be submitted to the Ministry of Education, giving full details, for necessary approval, as per guidelines.

    #UGC #HigherEducation #reservations #EducationMinistry #SCs #STs #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #caste #UnionGovt #india

    telegraphindia.com/india/no-re

  20. Draft UGC guidelines seek to open de-reservation window

    The UGC has issued draft guidelines for de-reserving vacancies meant for SC, ST and OBC candidates in higher education institutes and open them up for the general category if enough reserved candidates are not available.

    #UGC #education #reservations #SCs #STs #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #HigherEducation #caste #india

    newindianexpress.com/thesunday

  21. Draft UGC guidelines seek to open de-reservation window

    The UGC has issued draft guidelines for de-reserving vacancies meant for SC, ST and OBC candidates in higher education institutes and open them up for the general category if enough reserved candidates are not available.

    #UGC #education #reservations #SCs #STs #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #HigherEducation #caste #india

    newindianexpress.com/thesunday

  22. Rahul Yatra: Congress’s political strategy faces too many constraints for a successful execution

    Social justice for vulnerable groups is the ideological plank and a focus on tribal, OBC and Dalit voters is the electoral strategy underpinning the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Pulling it off for the 2024 Lok Sabha election looks a tall order. Asim Ali writes.

    #elections2024 #RahulGandhi #BharatJodoNyayYatra #INDIAAlliance #congress #SocialJustice #dalits #OBCs #adivasis #ForestRights #AntiMinorityViolence #india

    moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/

  23. Rahul Yatra: Congress’s political strategy faces too many constraints for a successful execution

    Social justice for vulnerable groups is the ideological plank and a focus on tribal, OBC and Dalit voters is the electoral strategy underpinning the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Pulling it off for the 2024 Lok Sabha election looks a tall order. Asim Ali writes.

    #elections2024 #RahulGandhi #BharatJodoNyayYatra #INDIAAlliance #congress #SocialJustice #dalits #OBCs #adivasis #ForestRights #AntiMinorityViolence #india

    moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/

  24. Over 13,000 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs in 5 years: Minister

    The government has taken various steps like fee reduction, establishment of more institutes, scholarship, priority access to national level scholarships to aid the students with poor financial backgrounds to pursue their education.

    #education #SCs #STs #OBCs #dalits #IITs #IIMs #IndianUniversities #caste #poverty #india

    indianexpress.com/article/educ

  25. Over 13,000 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs in 5 years: Minister

    The government has taken various steps like fee reduction, establishment of more institutes, scholarship, priority access to national level scholarships to aid the students with poor financial backgrounds to pursue their education.

    #education #SCs #STs #OBCs #dalits #IITs #IIMs #IndianUniversities #caste #poverty #india

    indianexpress.com/article/educ

  26. Why Kamal Nath’s Hindutva lite might dent Congress in this Madhya Pradesh region

    Even Congress leaders worry that his public religiosity is turning OBCs against the party in Chhatarpur district, home to the temple of Bageshwar Dham.

    #AssemblyElections2023 #MadhyaPradesh #chhatarpur #KamalNath #congress #hindutva #INC #OBCs #dalits #brahmins #rajputs #casteism #caste #BJPStates #india

    scroll.in/article/1059045/why-

  27. Why Kamal Nath’s Hindutva lite might dent Congress in this Madhya Pradesh region

    Even Congress leaders worry that his public religiosity is turning OBCs against the party in Chhatarpur district, home to the temple of Bageshwar Dham.

    #AssemblyElections2023 #MadhyaPradesh #chhatarpur #KamalNath #congress #hindutva #INC #OBCs #dalits #brahmins #rajputs #casteism #caste #BJPStates #india

    scroll.in/article/1059045/why-

  28. No nationwide caste census since independence, limited data available

    An official nationwide caste census has not been conducted since Independence, numbers collected by private and government enti­ties as part of other data collection exercises provide some insights.

    #CasteCensus #bihar #economy #inequality #SCs #dalits #OBCs #STs #covid19 #india

    business-standard.com/economy/

  29. No nationwide caste census since independence, limited data available

    An official nationwide caste census has not been conducted since Independence, numbers collected by private and government enti­ties as part of other data collection exercises provide some insights.

    #CasteCensus #bihar #economy #inequality #SCs #dalits #OBCs #STs #covid19 #india

    business-standard.com/economy/

  30. Bihar Caste Survey Shows Every Third Family Poor: Nitish Announces Rs 2 Lakh Aid, Wants 75% Reservation

    The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.

    #bihar #BiharCasteSurvey #poverty #ExtremePoverty #SCs #STs #OBCs #reservations #NitishKumar #JDU #caste #india

    thewire.in/government/nitish-k

  31. Bihar Caste Survey Shows Every Third Family Poor: Nitish Announces Rs 2 Lakh Aid, Wants 75% Reservation

    The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.

    #bihar #BiharCasteSurvey #poverty #ExtremePoverty #SCs #STs #OBCs #reservations #NitishKumar #JDU #caste #india

    thewire.in/government/nitish-k

  32. Why Hindutva Card is Not Working for the BJP in Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh

    Although Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath’s strategy to match the BJP in liberally flaunting religious symbolism was frown upon by a section in the Congress, it has proved effective in blunting the opponent's edge on Hindutva.

    #MadhyaPradesh #BJP #ShivrajSinghChouhan #KamalNath #hindutva #congress #INC #RamTemple #unemployment #CasteCensus #OBCs # #india

    thewire.in/politics/why-bjps-h

  33. Why Hindutva Card is Not Working for the BJP in Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh

    Although Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath’s strategy to match the BJP in liberally flaunting religious symbolism was frown upon by a section in the Congress, it has proved effective in blunting the opponent's edge on Hindutva.

    #MadhyaPradesh #BJP #ShivrajSinghChouhan #KamalNath #hindutva #congress #INC #RamTemple #unemployment #CasteCensus #OBCs # #india

    thewire.in/politics/why-bjps-h

  34. Our government will conduct a country-wide caste census: Congress Working Committee

    ‘We will remove the cap of 50% on reservation through legislation and implement women’s reservation law to provide 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and Assemblies at the earliest’, says resolution.

    #CasteCensus #congress #reservations #dalits #OBCs #WomensRights #WomensReservation #CWC #RahulGandhi #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/our

  35. Our government will conduct a country-wide caste census: Congress Working Committee

    ‘We will remove the cap of 50% on reservation through legislation and implement women’s reservation law to provide 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and Assemblies at the earliest’, says resolution.

    #CasteCensus #congress #reservations #dalits #OBCs #WomensRights #WomensReservation #CWC #RahulGandhi #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/our

  36. Bihar Caste Survey: Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat

    While the prime minister and colleagues sang different tunes, leaders of the INDIA bloc foregrounded the formula that a share in governance should be proportionate to the size of a community's population, writes Nalin Verma.

    thewire.in/politics/bihar-cast

    #BiharCasteSurvey #CasteSurvey #BJP #INDIAAlliance #CasteCensus #OBCs #EBCs #dalits #adivasis #UpperCastes #NarendraModi #NitishKumar RahulGandhi #LaluPrasadYadav #caste #SocialJustice #reservations #india

  37. Bihar Caste Survey: Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat

    While the prime minister and colleagues sang different tunes, leaders of the INDIA bloc foregrounded the formula that a share in governance should be proportionate to the size of a community's population, writes Nalin Verma.

    thewire.in/politics/bihar-cast

    #BiharCasteSurvey #CasteSurvey #BJP #INDIAAlliance #CasteCensus #OBCs #EBCs #dalits #adivasis #UpperCastes #NarendraModi #NitishKumar RahulGandhi #LaluPrasadYadav #caste #SocialJustice #reservations #india

  38. How BJP's Own Fragmenting of Social Justice Politics Led to the Bihar Caste Census

    Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused opposition parties of dividing the country along caste lines, it cannot be denied that BJP's success in exploiting the chink in the armour of social justice parties has now come to affect it, writes Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta.

    thewire.in/politics/bjp-narend

    #bihar #CasteSurvey #BJP #OBCs #EBCs #SCST #dalits #UpperCastes #SocialJustice #representation #reservations #hindutva #NarendraModi #GirirajSingh #NitishKumar #caste #INDIAAlliance #iindia

  39. How BJP's Own Fragmenting of Social Justice Politics Led to the Bihar Caste Census

    Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused opposition parties of dividing the country along caste lines, it cannot be denied that BJP's success in exploiting the chink in the armour of social justice parties has now come to affect it, writes Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta.

    thewire.in/politics/bjp-narend

    #bihar #CasteSurvey #BJP #OBCs #EBCs #SCST #dalits #UpperCastes #SocialJustice #representation #reservations #hindutva #NarendraModi #GirirajSingh #NitishKumar #caste #INDIAAlliance #iindia

  40. Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population

    Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.

    scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar

    #bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india

  41. Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population

    Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.

    scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar

    #bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india

  42. The alliance against BJP’s hegemony

    Congress’s vociferous demand for a caste Census ideologically aligns the party with OBC groups and enhances I.N.D.I.A’s capacity to take on the BJP’s alliance led by upper castes, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

    mid-day.com/news/opinion/artic

    #elections2024 #INDIAAlliance #congress #BJP #NDA #CasteCensus #OBCs #UpperCastes #RohiniCommission #inequaliy #muslims #hindutva #india

  43. The alliance against BJP’s hegemony

    Congress’s vociferous demand for a caste Census ideologically aligns the party with OBC groups and enhances I.N.D.I.A’s capacity to take on the BJP’s alliance led by upper castes, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

    mid-day.com/news/opinion/artic

    #elections2024 #INDIAAlliance #congress #BJP #NDA #CasteCensus #OBCs #UpperCastes #RohiniCommission #inequaliy #muslims #hindutva #india

  44. High Hopes, Uncertain Future: The Curious Case Of Caste Survey in Bihar

    Several visits to different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the last few months have revealed that the caste census is hardly an electoral or emotive issue on the ground and, as a result, this extraordinary survey has turned out to be nothing more than a dull administrative activity, write Supriy Ranjan and Pankaj Kumar.

    outlookindia.com/national/high

    #bihar #UttarPradesh #CasteCensus #OBCs #OppositionParties #BJP #caste #elections #india