Caste Politics

Caste discrimination becomes a political battle in the US

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on January 20 a plea against the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste census in the state. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha posted the matter for hearing after advocate Barun Kumar Sinha appearing for the petitioner mentioned the matter. The apex court noted that a similar matter had been posted for hearing on January 20. The top court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain the authorities from conducting the caste survey in the state. The petitioner, Akhilesh Kumar, has sought quashing of the notification dated June 6, 2022 issued by the Bihar government to conduct a caste survey in the state. The plea contended that the subject of the census falls in List 1 of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution and only the Centre has the power to hold the exercise. The PIL has alleged that the notification violated Article 14 of the Constitution which provides for equality befo

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking quashing the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste survey in the state, on Friday

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that there exists no casteism in the state politics.

BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday charged that the Centre is ignoring the demand for a caste census due to its casteist mentality.

Caste politics has taken the centre stage with Dalit leader Charanjit Singh Channi taking oath as Punjab chief minister, a move considered significant not just for this state but for others as well

'Defying Nehru and Ambedkar, caste is stronger today than ever before', says the author

A census of this kind isn't good for the country

For the BJP, the demand to hold a caste census might adversely impact the pro-OBC agenda

The Bharatiya Janata Party has said that former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and his family do not want any Yadav leader to emerge and evolve in the state

The general belief is that you have power if you are from a certain caste, said Sahni

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Like other large Silicon Valley employers, Cisco's workforce includes thousands of Indian immigrants, most of whom were born Brahmins or other high castes

SCs and STs benefited less from migration as social discrimination continued to impact them in the places they migrated to, research shows

Urbanisation, education, mobility and communication technology were all supposed to weaken people's identification with "primordial" ethnic or religious groups

BJP has focused on dismantling the caste-based parties' monopoly over lower-caste votes