Why has the Congress resolved to remove the 50% reservation cap?
In 1992, the Supreme Court had held that caste-based reservations cannot exceed 50%. However, compliance with this rule has been far from strictly observed.
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'A miracle that Congress now wants caste census', says Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav | India News
India News: HARDOI: Akhilesh Yadav's anger towards the Congress party hasn't seemed to ebb.
Source: indiatimes.com
'INDIA can't win against BJP if…' Akhilesh Yadav hits out at Congress over caste census
Congress is aware that their desired vote is no longer with them, Akhilesh Yadav said
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"A Miracle That They Now Want Caste Census": Akhilesh Yadav's Jibe At Congress
Akhiles Yadav's anger towards the Congress party hasn't seemed to ebb. The Samajwadi Party chief who has been severely critical of the Congress after the grand old party and the SP failed to stitch an alliance for the Madhya Pradesh assembly
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Madhya Pradesh: Will Congress Triumph Or BJP Bounce Back?
Congress party has declared its intention to prioritise caste surveys
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OBCs and subcategories: Why this has been a hot-button issue for long
OBCs, the beneficiaries of 27% reservation in Central Govt jobs, are not a monolith. Within the OBC are hundreds of castes, all at different levels of marginalisation. States have long sought to dice the OBC quota to ensure equity, but subcategorisation at the central level has seen difficulties
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In Bihar, JD(U), RJD in overdrive to take mileage out of caste survey at grassroots
Through 'Karpoori Charcha' and 'Ambedkar Paricharcha' programmes, the Mahagathbandhan allies are seeking to champion social justice while blaming BJP for 'stalling' national caste census
Karpoori Charchas Karpoori Thakur Ramnath Thakur Ambedkar Paricharcha Rabindra Prasad Singh Karpoori Charcha
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Bribery accusation Tejashwi Yadav defends TMC MP Mahua Moitra
(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI
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Bribery accusation: Tejashwi Yadav defends TMC MP Mahua Moitra | India News
India News: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav praised Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra's education and career as he defended her over accusations by BJP's Nishi
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Recall, redeploy, reinvent: How INDIA partners are reclaiming socialist icons JP, Kanshi Ram, Karpoori Thakur
If Congress is holding Dalit Gaurav Samaj meetings across UP with the late BSP founder Kanshi Ram in the front, Nitish's JD(U) is holding Karpoori Charchas, and Akhilesh just made a splash with his 'JP moment'
Source: indianexpress.com