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Dharmendra Pradhan's "Crocodile Tears" Jibe At Rahul Gandhi At NDTV Conclave
Reiterating his party's charge that the Congress indulges in feudal politics, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a scathing jibe at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of shedding "crocodile tears" on issues of social justice.
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Opinion | How Caste Census Question Tested Both Congress And BJP
While the BJP tried its best to navigate caste politics through social engineering, Rahul Gandhi understood that unless the Congress discovered a new social base, it would be difficult for it to regain its pole position in Indian politics.
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"Country Going To Pay... ": When Rajiv Gandhi Opposed 1990 Reservation Move
As the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress wage a political battle to claim credit for yesterday's announcement, here is a look at how the Grand Old Party responded to the Mandal Commission's report 35 years back and the grounds on which it oppose
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"World Bows Down...": Congress Poster Claims Credit For Centre's Caste Move
A day after the Centre announced that caste data would be recorded in the next Census, a poster outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi credits party leader Rahul Gandhi with pushing the Narendra Modi government into taking the decision.
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NDTV Explains: The Caste Census Roller Coaster In Indian Politics
Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its complex socio-cultural fabric, the government said.
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Opinion | RSS's Caste Census Dilemma Is Only Growing
The fears of the RSS are not misplaced. However, endorsing a caste census only plays into the hands of the Opposition.
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"Congress' Politics Of Polarisation": Union Minister To NDTV On Caste Push
Negating talk of caste playing a role in the BJP not going beyond 240 in the Lok Sabha elections, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said the Congress is indulging in politics of polarisation while ignoring affirmative action.
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"Congress Minorities' Biggest Enemy": PM Says Reservation Key Issue Of 2024
Accusing the INDIA bloc of indulging in "vote bank politics," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised opposition parties for undermining the constitutional rights of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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Himanta Sarma's 5 Posers To Rahul Gandhi Over "Born Inside System" Remark
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement on the political 'system' aligned against lower castes, apparently since the time of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi regimes, marked a self-goal for him.
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Opinion | What A Caste Census Can Come To Mean
A caste survey at the national level might deliver some perceived dividends to some political parties, but at what cost? At the cost of dividing a population of over 750 million young Indians into unfamiliar verticals, or even silos.
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Cross-Voting, Expelled MLAs In Congress' 24-Hour Himachal Crisis: 10 Points
The Congress battled a crisis in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, 24 hours after a shock defeat in a Rajya Sabha election. Six MLAs, and three independents, cross-voted, siding with the BJP and casting doubts over the majority status of its government.
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"Impose President's Rule": Caste Panel On Sandeshkhali Clashes, Rape Claim
The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.
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"Politics Of Symbolism": Rahul Gandhi On Bharat Ratna For Karpoori Thakur
A caste census will be a true tribute to Karpoori Thakur as the country now needs "real justice" and not "politics of symbolism", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, even as he welcomed the decision to confer Bharat Ratna on him.
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"My Caste Also Attacked But...": Kharge On Row Over Jagdeep Dhankhar 'Insult'
Congress chief Kharge on Wednesday called for calm, and cautioned political leaders against the use of provocative language, as the ruling BJP ramped up protests against Trinamool MP Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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Don't Want To Hide My Caste: Sharad Pawar As Certificate Goes Viral
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he does not want to hide his caste and that he has never done politics using it as a medium.
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Dharmendra Pradhan's "Crocodile Tears" Jibe At Rahul Gandhi At NDTV Conclave
Reiterating his party's charge that the Congress indulges in feudal politics, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a scathing jibe at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of shedding "crocodile tears" on issues of social justice.
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Opinion | How Caste Census Question Tested Both Congress And BJP
While the BJP tried its best to navigate caste politics through social engineering, Rahul Gandhi understood that unless the Congress discovered a new social base, it would be difficult for it to regain its pole position in Indian politics.
-
"Country Going To Pay... ": When Rajiv Gandhi Opposed 1990 Reservation Move
As the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress wage a political battle to claim credit for yesterday's announcement, here is a look at how the Grand Old Party responded to the Mandal Commission's report 35 years back and the grounds on which it oppose
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"World Bows Down...": Congress Poster Claims Credit For Centre's Caste Move
A day after the Centre announced that caste data would be recorded in the next Census, a poster outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi credits party leader Rahul Gandhi with pushing the Narendra Modi government into taking the decision.
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NDTV Explains: The Caste Census Roller Coaster In Indian Politics
Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its complex socio-cultural fabric, the government said.
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Opinion | RSS's Caste Census Dilemma Is Only Growing
The fears of the RSS are not misplaced. However, endorsing a caste census only plays into the hands of the Opposition.
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"Congress' Politics Of Polarisation": Union Minister To NDTV On Caste Push
Negating talk of caste playing a role in the BJP not going beyond 240 in the Lok Sabha elections, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said the Congress is indulging in politics of polarisation while ignoring affirmative action.
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"Congress Minorities' Biggest Enemy": PM Says Reservation Key Issue Of 2024
Accusing the INDIA bloc of indulging in "vote bank politics," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised opposition parties for undermining the constitutional rights of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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Himanta Sarma's 5 Posers To Rahul Gandhi Over "Born Inside System" Remark
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement on the political 'system' aligned against lower castes, apparently since the time of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi regimes, marked a self-goal for him.
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Opinion | What A Caste Census Can Come To Mean
A caste survey at the national level might deliver some perceived dividends to some political parties, but at what cost? At the cost of dividing a population of over 750 million young Indians into unfamiliar verticals, or even silos.
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Cross-Voting, Expelled MLAs In Congress' 24-Hour Himachal Crisis: 10 Points
The Congress battled a crisis in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, 24 hours after a shock defeat in a Rajya Sabha election. Six MLAs, and three independents, cross-voted, siding with the BJP and casting doubts over the majority status of its government.
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"Impose President's Rule": Caste Panel On Sandeshkhali Clashes, Rape Claim
The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.
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"Politics Of Symbolism": Rahul Gandhi On Bharat Ratna For Karpoori Thakur
A caste census will be a true tribute to Karpoori Thakur as the country now needs "real justice" and not "politics of symbolism", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, even as he welcomed the decision to confer Bharat Ratna on him.
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"My Caste Also Attacked But...": Kharge On Row Over Jagdeep Dhankhar 'Insult'
Congress chief Kharge on Wednesday called for calm, and cautioned political leaders against the use of provocative language, as the ruling BJP ramped up protests against Trinamool MP Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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Don't Want To Hide My Caste: Sharad Pawar As Certificate Goes Viral
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he does not want to hide his caste and that he has never done politics using it as a medium.
