This caste divide in Bengali society is responsible for the rise of the BJP in the state. Since 2012, the RSS has made great inroads by community outreach initiatives in the clusters where Dalits and other marginalised groups are concentrated.
It is the collective responsibility of all of us to ensure an equal society by promoting reservations and affirmative action till we achieve the goal of annihilation of caste.
Eleven people have been arrested in connection with the incident which occurred in Bhadwasa village, 42 kms from the Agar Malwa district headquarter, on the night of December 1, an official said.
Reservation in IIM appointments has been a controversial issue for years with the institutes arguing that scientific and technical posts are exempt from the reservation.
The report ‘Who Tells Our Stories Matters: Representation of marginalised caste groups in Indian Newsrooms’ studies the representation of people from different caste groups in the Indian media.
'The order that they (UP government) have issued now is not appropriate, not in accordance with the Constitution', Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said in the Rajya Sabha
Mayawati also alleged that the order had been issued keeping in view the upcoming bypolls in the state and appealed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to immediately withdraw it.
Introducing the bill, V Vijaysai Reddy of the YSR Congress party said that only 18 per cent and 20 per cent of the total members elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014 respectively were OBC, whereas it accounts for around 40-55 per cent of the total population.
