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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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"Who Stopped Caste Census? The Congress": Akhilesh Yadav In Madhya Pradesh
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the Congress did not implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission and has opposed the caste census.
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Congress Didn't Act On Mandal Commission's Recommendations: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday said the Congress was talking about a caste census when elections were near but it had not acted on the Mandal commission report when in power.
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Congress Opposed Caste Census, BJP Now Doing Same: Akhilesh Yadav
The Congress stopped the caste census and the implementation of the Mandal Commission report in the past and the BJP is taking a similar stand now," claimed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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Andhra Pradesh Mandal, Zila Parishad Territorial Constituencies Polls To Be Held On April 8
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission on Thursday issued the notification for resumption of stalled poll process to the mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies.
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Had Urged VP Singh To Implement Mandal Commission Report: Lalu Prasad
After the formation of the National Front government in 1989, there was growing unease between the two power centres - Prime Minister VP Singh and his deputy Devi Lal - and as a solution Lalu Prasad Yadav advised Mr Singh to implement the Mandal Commission report, the RJD boss writes in his memoir.
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Focus On Facts "When Done Winking": Amit Shah Taunts Rahul Gandhi
Protests by Dalits in the national capital triggered a war of words today between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Ripping into the Congress chief n a series of tweets, Mr Shah said Mr Gandhi's father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the Mandal Commission recommendations "tooth and nail" and when his mother...
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"Don't Beg, Slap For Rights": Kalyan Singh To Backward Castes
Rajasthan governor and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh has asked the backward castes not to beg for their rights but to slap anyone who deprives them of their due.
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In Outreach To Backward Classes, PM Modi Sets Up Panel For Sub-Quotas
In a move that would help the most backward communities to reap reservation benefits, the NDA government on Monday set up a commission to divide the Other Backward Classes, or OBC, into sub-groups.
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Marathas vs The Dalits: The Seething Caste War In Maharashtra
The demand for a Maratha quota is not a new one. It was first raised after the implementation of the Mandal Commission Report in the early 1990s which added Other Backward Castes (OBC) as a recipient of the benefits of reservation.
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Election Commission Cracks Down On Mamata Protege Ahead Of Phase 2 Of Polls
Less than 48 hours before Birbhum in West Bengal goes to the polls, the Election Commission has cracked down on the Trinamool chief of the district.
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Election Commission Taking Urgent Legal Action Against Anubrata Mandal
The Election Commission is taking urgent legal action against Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal who has been censured once and showcaused multiple times for violation of model code of conduct.
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Mohan Bhagwat's Quota Remark sealed BJP's fate in Bihar: Lalu Prasad
Attacking saffron party over Mohan Bhagwat's remark, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the RSS chief's call for a review of the reservation policy has "sealed" the fate of the BJP. He claimed that Janata Dal will emerge triumphant in "Mandal versus Kamandal" politics, as in 1995 Bihar polls.
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Opinion: What Mohan Bhagwat Really Said on Reservation
Having read the Organiser interview with Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS, I am left scratching my head. Going by media reports, one expected an interview devoted to the issue of reservations and making strong recommendations. What one found instead was a long conversation on the relevance of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and his philosophy of "Integral Huma...
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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
-
"Who Stopped Caste Census? The Congress": Akhilesh Yadav In Madhya Pradesh
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the Congress did not implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission and has opposed the caste census.
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Congress Didn't Act On Mandal Commission's Recommendations: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday said the Congress was talking about a caste census when elections were near but it had not acted on the Mandal commission report when in power.
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Congress Opposed Caste Census, BJP Now Doing Same: Akhilesh Yadav
The Congress stopped the caste census and the implementation of the Mandal Commission report in the past and the BJP is taking a similar stand now," claimed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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Andhra Pradesh Mandal, Zila Parishad Territorial Constituencies Polls To Be Held On April 8
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission on Thursday issued the notification for resumption of stalled poll process to the mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies.
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Had Urged VP Singh To Implement Mandal Commission Report: Lalu Prasad
After the formation of the National Front government in 1989, there was growing unease between the two power centres - Prime Minister VP Singh and his deputy Devi Lal - and as a solution Lalu Prasad Yadav advised Mr Singh to implement the Mandal Commission report, the RJD boss writes in his memoir.
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Focus On Facts "When Done Winking": Amit Shah Taunts Rahul Gandhi
Protests by Dalits in the national capital triggered a war of words today between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Ripping into the Congress chief n a series of tweets, Mr Shah said Mr Gandhi's father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the Mandal Commission recommendations "tooth and nail" and when his mother...
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"Don't Beg, Slap For Rights": Kalyan Singh To Backward Castes
Rajasthan governor and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh has asked the backward castes not to beg for their rights but to slap anyone who deprives them of their due.
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In Outreach To Backward Classes, PM Modi Sets Up Panel For Sub-Quotas
In a move that would help the most backward communities to reap reservation benefits, the NDA government on Monday set up a commission to divide the Other Backward Classes, or OBC, into sub-groups.
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Marathas vs The Dalits: The Seething Caste War In Maharashtra
The demand for a Maratha quota is not a new one. It was first raised after the implementation of the Mandal Commission Report in the early 1990s which added Other Backward Castes (OBC) as a recipient of the benefits of reservation.
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Election Commission Cracks Down On Mamata Protege Ahead Of Phase 2 Of Polls
Less than 48 hours before Birbhum in West Bengal goes to the polls, the Election Commission has cracked down on the Trinamool chief of the district.
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Election Commission Taking Urgent Legal Action Against Anubrata Mandal
The Election Commission is taking urgent legal action against Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal who has been censured once and showcaused multiple times for violation of model code of conduct.
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Mohan Bhagwat's Quota Remark sealed BJP's fate in Bihar: Lalu Prasad
Attacking saffron party over Mohan Bhagwat's remark, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the RSS chief's call for a review of the reservation policy has "sealed" the fate of the BJP. He claimed that Janata Dal will emerge triumphant in "Mandal versus Kamandal" politics, as in 1995 Bihar polls.
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Opinion: What Mohan Bhagwat Really Said on Reservation
Having read the Organiser interview with Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS, I am left scratching my head. Going by media reports, one expected an interview devoted to the issue of reservations and making strong recommendations. What one found instead was a long conversation on the relevance of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and his philosophy of "Integral Huma...
