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"Jo Karega Jaat Ki Baat...": Nitin Gadkari's Tough Talk On Caste Politics
Expressing his strong views against caste-based politics, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said a person's greatness is determined by qualities and not by caste, religion, or gender.
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"Have Not Seen Ajit Pawar Indulging In Caste Politics Ever": Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday said that "despite being with" NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar all these years, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar never indulged in caste politics.
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Opinion: Multiple Equations That Affect Rajasthan's Identity Politics
At sunrise on Saturday, November 24, 2023, hotels in Udaipur, bursting at seams during India's peak marriage season, have let their local staffers take a two-hour break to cast votes when the desert state goes to polls.
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Why Uniting Chirag Paswan, His Uncle Is Key To BJP's Bihar Plan For 2024
The BJP's repeated push to unite the warring uncle and nephew duo of long-time ally Lok Janshakti Party is part of its larger strategy to stitch together a coalition of caste groups formidable enough to challenge the Mahagathbandhan.
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No Political, Dynastic Or Caste Backing, But People Gave Me Opportunity: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that despite his common background and although he did not have any political, dynastic or caste backing, people gave him opportunity to serve them - first in Gujarat and then at the national level.
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"Days Of Caste Equations Over": BJP Leader On Opposition's Tie-Up Efforts
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey has sought to belittle the efforts of opposition parties to stitch up an alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's BSP as key partners for the general elections next year, saying "days of caste equations are over".
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Rahul Gandhi Should Apologise For "Caste" Posters In Bihar, Says BJP
Congress president Rahul Gandhi found himself in the middle of a controversy after posters of him and other Congress leaders in Bihar were seen with their castes mentioned along with their names and photographs.
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Shun 'Politics Of Casteism', Says Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today appealed to people to shun "politics of casteism" for making Uttar Pradesh a leading state.
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No Upper Caste Person Can Become Bihar Chief Minister: Giriraj Singh
In a bid to counter the 'Mandal' politics of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly polls, particularly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's pitch for 'backward versus upper caste fight', the BJP is playing the backward castes card.
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Nitish Kumar Dares BJP to Release Caste Data in New Census
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dared the BJP to release the country's caste breakup enumerated in the latest economic and caste census report if they want the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Elections are due in the state within a few months.
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'Caste politics' at play over statue: Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray today accused the Congress-NCP of playing "caste politics" in unceremoniously removing Dadoji Konddev's statue from Lal Mahal in Pune. Talking to reporters, Raj said the Congress-NCP had used the controversy over role of Dadoji Konddev in Chhatrapati Shivaji's life to divert attention from more import...
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WikiLeaks: Congress party stung playing religious politics
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 13:26C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 003228 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS EO 12958 DECL: 12/22/2018 TAGS PGOV, PREL, PTER, KISL, IN SUBJECT: CONGRESS PARTY STUNG PLAYING RELIGIOUS POLITICS WITH TERRORISMREF: MUMBAI 518Classified By: PolCouns Ted Osius for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)1. (C) Summary: On the floor o...
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WikiLeaks: Congress can stoop to old caste politics, says ex-US Ambassador to India
There are new revelations from the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. Cables of former US Ambassador David Mulford soon after 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks can send shock waves in the Congress party. Referring to then Minority Affairs Minister AR Antulay's remarks that ATS chief Hemant Karkare's killing may be linked to his probe of Hindu extremists' h...
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No more castes in Bihar exams, says government
The Bihar government has said that the soliciting of castes from children as young as five would be stopped.
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Ugly face of caste politics in Vienna
The recent clashes in a Vienna gurudwara revealed the growing tensions between the Dalit Ravidasi community in Europe.
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"Jo Karega Jaat Ki Baat...": Nitin Gadkari's Tough Talk On Caste Politics
Expressing his strong views against caste-based politics, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said a person's greatness is determined by qualities and not by caste, religion, or gender.
-
"Have Not Seen Ajit Pawar Indulging In Caste Politics Ever": Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday said that "despite being with" NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar all these years, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar never indulged in caste politics.
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Opinion: Multiple Equations That Affect Rajasthan's Identity Politics
At sunrise on Saturday, November 24, 2023, hotels in Udaipur, bursting at seams during India's peak marriage season, have let their local staffers take a two-hour break to cast votes when the desert state goes to polls.
-
Why Uniting Chirag Paswan, His Uncle Is Key To BJP's Bihar Plan For 2024
The BJP's repeated push to unite the warring uncle and nephew duo of long-time ally Lok Janshakti Party is part of its larger strategy to stitch together a coalition of caste groups formidable enough to challenge the Mahagathbandhan.
-
No Political, Dynastic Or Caste Backing, But People Gave Me Opportunity: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that despite his common background and although he did not have any political, dynastic or caste backing, people gave him opportunity to serve them - first in Gujarat and then at the national level.
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"Days Of Caste Equations Over": BJP Leader On Opposition's Tie-Up Efforts
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey has sought to belittle the efforts of opposition parties to stitch up an alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's BSP as key partners for the general elections next year, saying "days of caste equations are over".
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Rahul Gandhi Should Apologise For "Caste" Posters In Bihar, Says BJP
Congress president Rahul Gandhi found himself in the middle of a controversy after posters of him and other Congress leaders in Bihar were seen with their castes mentioned along with their names and photographs.
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Shun 'Politics Of Casteism', Says Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today appealed to people to shun "politics of casteism" for making Uttar Pradesh a leading state.
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No Upper Caste Person Can Become Bihar Chief Minister: Giriraj Singh
In a bid to counter the 'Mandal' politics of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly polls, particularly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's pitch for 'backward versus upper caste fight', the BJP is playing the backward castes card.
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Nitish Kumar Dares BJP to Release Caste Data in New Census
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dared the BJP to release the country's caste breakup enumerated in the latest economic and caste census report if they want the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Elections are due in the state within a few months.
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'Caste politics' at play over statue: Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray today accused the Congress-NCP of playing "caste politics" in unceremoniously removing Dadoji Konddev's statue from Lal Mahal in Pune. Talking to reporters, Raj said the Congress-NCP had used the controversy over role of Dadoji Konddev in Chhatrapati Shivaji's life to divert attention from more import...
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WikiLeaks: Congress party stung playing religious politics
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 13:26C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 003228 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS EO 12958 DECL: 12/22/2018 TAGS PGOV, PREL, PTER, KISL, IN SUBJECT: CONGRESS PARTY STUNG PLAYING RELIGIOUS POLITICS WITH TERRORISMREF: MUMBAI 518Classified By: PolCouns Ted Osius for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)1. (C) Summary: On the floor o...
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WikiLeaks: Congress can stoop to old caste politics, says ex-US Ambassador to India
There are new revelations from the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. Cables of former US Ambassador David Mulford soon after 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks can send shock waves in the Congress party. Referring to then Minority Affairs Minister AR Antulay's remarks that ATS chief Hemant Karkare's killing may be linked to his probe of Hindu extremists' h...
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No more castes in Bihar exams, says government
The Bihar government has said that the soliciting of castes from children as young as five would be stopped.
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Ugly face of caste politics in Vienna
The recent clashes in a Vienna gurudwara revealed the growing tensions between the Dalit Ravidasi community in Europe.
