Appearing for petitioner, Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta clarified her client was not opposed to caste census. Union govt has announced caste enumeration will be part of next census.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has also questioned the government’s commitment, raising a similar concern & calling the exercise 'just another BJP gimmick'.
Under internal reservation matrix, of 17% reservation for SCs, groups such as SC-Right & SC-Left given increased allocation of 6% each, and Category C, or ‘touchables’, given 5%.
After Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami urged Lingayats to identify as 'Hindu' in caste census, Akhila Bharata Lingayat Panchamasali Samaj Trust said RSS & Hindutva groups 'controlling' the seer.
Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.
By the 18th century, Maratha dominions and other Indian states had developed fairly detailed caste enumerations, used to regulate hierarchies and impose differential taxation and privileges.
Rahul Gandhi's pitch for a nation-wide caste census was always about carrying out an 'x-ray' of the country, rather than simply counting castes, asserts Congress senior leader.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
The usual hypocrisy.
RSS has no problem in dividing the nation on religious lines, they dont care about the unity of the nation. All they care about is the unity of Hindus, even the author (RSS guy) openly admits it. How do they call themselves nationalists with such an agenda? They should rename themselves HSS , rasthra replaced by hindu.
The BJP should thrash the RSS for teaching flawed economics instead of by the book free-market principles. The BJP is ten-a-penny, third-grade socialist party now.
Hindu Society is already divided. I simply don’t understand how caste census will divide. For ages certain section of society has enjoyed the privileges and it is continuously enjoying.
Govt job is like a lottery to good life in India… A country rigged with unemployment and low paying private sector.. …so Every section of society wants a share in the pie… Everyone wants to enjoy life of a govt servant… Traditional ly only few section were dominant in these jobs… They have used their positions to accommodate huge wealth… I support caste census… And also support compulsory military services to all castes …
The usual hypocrisy.
RSS has no problem in dividing the nation on religious lines, they dont care about the unity of the nation. All they care about is the unity of Hindus, even the author (RSS guy) openly admits it. How do they call themselves nationalists with such an agenda? They should rename themselves HSS , rasthra replaced by hindu.
The BJP should thrash the RSS for teaching flawed economics instead of by the book free-market principles. The BJP is ten-a-penny, third-grade socialist party now.
Hindu Society is already divided. I simply don’t understand how caste census will divide. For ages certain section of society has enjoyed the privileges and it is continuously enjoying.
Ideally, neither caste nor religion should be used to divide, not just Hindu society but the Indian nation.
Govt job is like a lottery to good life in India… A country rigged with unemployment and low paying private sector.. …so Every section of society wants a share in the pie… Everyone wants to enjoy life of a govt servant… Traditional ly only few section were dominant in these jobs… They have used their positions to accommodate huge wealth… I support caste census… And also support compulsory military services to all castes …