Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, political parties are vying with each other to claim a piece of the legacy of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur, who continues to be a prominent figure in Bihar’s OBC politics.
Posting Puja Khedkar plea for hearing on February 14, the bench in its order said, “Till next date of hearing, no coercive steps to be taken against petitioner (Khedkar).”
A day after their public spat, indicating the ongoing power struggle within the first family of OBC Vanniyar-dominant Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), party founder S Ramadoss and his son, Anbumani, president of the party, buried the hatchet and met to resolve their differences at the former’s residence in Thailapuram, near Villupuram, on Sunday.
The chief minister said the state government has pledged to provide scholarships to students of Haryana belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Scheduled Castes (SC), who are pursuing medical and engineering education in any government college across India.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav has said that his party will hold an agitation on September 1, demanding the inclusion of the findings of the caste survey, conducted in 2023
Amidst the furore over alleged cancellation of Aadhaar cards in districts, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that the state would issue alternative Aadhaar cards to those, who have far found their cards deactivated.
Gehlot said, "PM's caste was that of a business community, people from Jain, Maheshwari, and Agarwal communities commonly use Modi surname."
In the labyrinth of Indian politics, the India Alliance finds itself at a critical juncture, entwined in the intricate threads of caste dynamics.
The schemes of the government, for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), Minorities and Other Backward Classes (OBC), have not been taken into consideration in their case.
BJP OBC Morcha National President and Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman slammed Telangana Chief Minister's son KTR on Wednesday for his comments against Home Minister Amit Shah and said that people in Telangana want a change.
