#obcs — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #obcs, aggregated by home.social.
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#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 https://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.
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#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 https://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.
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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
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bhupender-yadav-accuses-opposition-of-doing-injustice-to-obc/article68555321.ece -
The 'Vote Bank' No One's Talking About — Upper Caste Hindus Firmly Back BJP, NDA
While Muslims and Dalits are often seen as 'vote banks', upper caste Hindus too voted in a consolidated fashion.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #BJP #NDA #UpperCaste #MuslimVoters #OBCs #caste #INDIAAlliance #congress #india
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The 'Vote Bank' No One's Talking About — Upper Caste Hindus Firmly Back BJP, NDA
While Muslims and Dalits are often seen as 'vote banks', upper caste Hindus too voted in a consolidated fashion.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #BJP #NDA #UpperCaste #MuslimVoters #OBCs #caste #INDIAAlliance #congress #india
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How consolidation of dominant castes influenced Lok Sabha results in Karnataka
Observers say Vokkaligas and Lingayats have come together for the first time since 1996 and the impact is evident in the 2024 results.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #karnataka #NDA #vokkaligas #lingayats #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #muslims #JDS #BJP #caste #india
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How consolidation of dominant castes influenced Lok Sabha results in Karnataka
Observers say Vokkaligas and Lingayats have come together for the first time since 1996 and the impact is evident in the 2024 results.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #karnataka #NDA #vokkaligas #lingayats #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #muslims #JDS #BJP #caste #india
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Why Muslims feel besieged
Muslims will measure from tomorrow’s election results the depth to which the hatred against them has plummeted, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #IndianMuslims #reservations #OBCs #islamophobia #rights #BJP
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/why-muslims-feel-besieged-23352430
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Why Muslims feel besieged
Muslims will measure from tomorrow’s election results the depth to which the hatred against them has plummeted, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #IndianMuslims #reservations #OBCs #islamophobia #rights #BJP
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/why-muslims-feel-besieged-23352430
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/the-india-of-congress-manifesto-23346587
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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
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/the-india-of-congress-manifesto-23346587
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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
https://thewire.in/politics/not-bjp-but-opposition-more-obcs-dalits-up
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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
https://thewire.in/politics/not-bjp-but-opposition-more-obcs-dalits-up
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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
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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
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Chennai: An intercaste love story ends in cold-blooded ‘caste killing’
Praveen was murdered by his brother-in-law and four other men.
#TamilNadu #chennai #HonourKilling #IntercasteMarriage #IntercasteLove #CasteViolence #paraiyars #dalits #yadavas #OBCs #caste #casteism #india
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Chennai: An intercaste love story ends in cold-blooded ‘caste killing’
Praveen was murdered by his brother-in-law and four other men.
#TamilNadu #chennai #HonourKilling #IntercasteMarriage #IntercasteLove #CasteViolence #paraiyars #dalits #yadavas #OBCs #caste #casteism #india
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Political power is essential for a subaltern party: Thirumavalavan
Dalit leader from Tamil Nadu says extraordinary perseverance is needed to place Dalit ideology and identity within the reality of Dravidian politics.
#interview #TholThirumavalavan #VCK #dalits #OBCs #caste #DravidianPolitics #periyar #EVRPeriyar #ambedkar #BRAmbedkar #DMK #AIADMK #TamilNadu #elections2024 #india
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Political power is essential for a subaltern party: Thirumavalavan
Dalit leader from Tamil Nadu says extraordinary perseverance is needed to place Dalit ideology and identity within the reality of Dravidian politics.
#interview #TholThirumavalavan #VCK #dalits #OBCs #caste #DravidianPolitics #periyar #EVRPeriyar #ambedkar #BRAmbedkar #DMK #AIADMK #TamilNadu #elections2024 #india
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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
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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
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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
https://scroll.in/latest/1063995/maratha-quota-bill-passed-in-maharashtra-assembly
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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
https://scroll.in/latest/1063995/maratha-quota-bill-passed-in-maharashtra-assembly
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bihar: 95.49% people don't own any vehicle, says caste survey report
The report said that 12.48 crore of the 13.07 crore people don’t own any vehicle.
#bihar #BiharCasteSurvey #SCs #STs #OBCs #poverty #caste #inequality #india
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Bihar: 95.49% people don't own any vehicle, says caste survey report
The report said that 12.48 crore of the 13.07 crore people don’t own any vehicle.
#bihar #BiharCasteSurvey #SCs #STs #OBCs #poverty #caste #inequality #india
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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
https://thewire.in/government/nitish-kumar-socio-economic-data-caste-survey-poverty-assistance
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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
https://thewire.in/government/nitish-kumar-socio-economic-data-caste-survey-poverty-assistance
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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
https://thewire.in/politics/why-bjps-hindutva-campaign-is-not-working-in-madhya-pradesh
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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
https://thewire.in/politics/why-bjps-hindutva-campaign-is-not-working-in-madhya-pradesh
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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
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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
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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.
https://thewire.in/politics/bihar-caste-census-bjp-india-bloc
#BiharCasteSurvey #CasteSurvey #BJP #INDIAAlliance #CasteCensus #OBCs #EBCs #dalits #adivasis #UpperCastes #NarendraModi #NitishKumar RahulGandhi #LaluPrasadYadav #caste #SocialJustice #reservations #india
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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.
https://thewire.in/politics/bihar-caste-census-bjp-india-bloc
#BiharCasteSurvey #CasteSurvey #BJP #INDIAAlliance #CasteCensus #OBCs #EBCs #dalits #adivasis #UpperCastes #NarendraModi #NitishKumar RahulGandhi #LaluPrasadYadav #caste #SocialJustice #reservations #india
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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.
https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-narendra-modi-social-justice-caste-census-obc-dalit
#bihar #CasteSurvey #BJP #OBCs #EBCs #SCST #dalits #UpperCastes #SocialJustice #representation #reservations #hindutva #NarendraModi #GirirajSingh #NitishKumar #caste #INDIAAlliance #iindia
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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.
https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-narendra-modi-social-justice-caste-census-obc-dalit
#bihar #CasteSurvey #BJP #OBCs #EBCs #SCST #dalits #UpperCastes #SocialJustice #representation #reservations #hindutva #NarendraModi #GirirajSingh #NitishKumar #caste #INDIAAlliance #iindia
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Bihar caste survey: Opposition sees scope for new narrative, poll dividends
With Bihar releasing headline numbers of the caste survey on Monday, the movement appears to have acquired more momentum.
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #SCST #UpperCastes #caste #rights #reservations #representation #SocialJustice #INDIAAlliance #BJP #congress #DMK #INC #JDU #RohiniCommission #hindutva #elecions #elections2024 #india
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Bihar caste survey: Opposition sees scope for new narrative, poll dividends
With Bihar releasing headline numbers of the caste survey on Monday, the movement appears to have acquired more momentum.
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #SCST #UpperCastes #caste #rights #reservations #representation #SocialJustice #INDIAAlliance #BJP #congress #DMK #INC #JDU #RohiniCommission #hindutva #elecions #elections2024 #india
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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.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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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.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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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.
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/the-alliance-against-bjps-hegemony-23312019
#elections2024 #INDIAAlliance #congress #BJP #NDA #CasteCensus #OBCs #UpperCastes #RohiniCommission #inequaliy #muslims #hindutva #india
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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.
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/the-alliance-against-bjps-hegemony-23312019
#elections2024 #INDIAAlliance #congress #BJP #NDA #CasteCensus #OBCs #UpperCastes #RohiniCommission #inequaliy #muslims #hindutva #india
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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.
#bihar #UttarPradesh #CasteCensus #OBCs #OppositionParties #BJP #caste #elections #india