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The government’s open-ended approach to recording caste responses could create major challenges in standardising millions of entries, raising concerns over data quality and verification

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said reservation demands from different communities would be considered only if they comply with the Constitution and existing rules. He stressed equitable treatment for Marathas, OBCs, SCs, STs and other communities amid renewed quota debate

The Central Information Commission has recommended that Department of Personnel and Training include sub-caste details in civil services selection lists to improve transparency in assessing reservation outcomes across SC, ST and OBC categories

The Centre told Lok Sabha that filling SC, ST, and OBC reserved posts is a continuous process, supported by special drives, in-house committees and liaison officers. The government said over 4.8 lakh backlog vacancies have been filled across ministries since 2016

Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar alleged that the Maharashtra government’s recent GR on Maratha quota harms OBC interests, fuels unrest, and spreads communal tension in Marathwada. He also criticised NCP leaders for hypocrisy and demanded government accountability over the reservation issue

The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas, ruling the petitioner was not an aggrieved person. The court noted OBCs had already filed petitions, which will be heard separately

OBC, Adivasi, and Banjara groups in Maharashtra’s Jalna district are protesting the Maratha quota GR, opposing the move to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas. They argue this will erode existing SC, ST, and OBC reservation rights and benefits

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil escalated his fast by giving up water, drawing thousands to Azad Maidan. Heavy traffic disruptions hit south Mumbai as police enforced diversions and tightened security.

Prasad said the absence of reliable caste data for decades has hindered the effective formulation and implementation of welfare policies, particularly for marginalised communities like the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

They stress the importance of strengthening the OBC movement across all States if their demands were not met

Looking into the gravity of the allegations, the Commission has also decided to immediately send a joint team of its Law and Investigation officers for on-the-spot enquiry in the matter and submit a report within one week.

In a post on X, Nadda expressed his confidence in the newly formed Haryana government taking the state to new heights of development.

If need be, the session can be extended for a couple of days to facilitate the legislative process, he said in the Assembly, also pointing out that the BRS was the only party to demand that the union government establish an OBC Welfare Ministry in the union cabinet.

Speaking at a rally in Aurangabad, Bihar, during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Rahul highlighted the widening wealth gap: 'The poor are getting poorer, while the rich are getting richer, all because of the Central government's policies.'

Rahul Gandhi, while making a brief speech here on the third and concluding day of his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Odisha, said Modi “was born in a family that belonged to the general caste”.

Kumar pointed out that Modi has been accused of getting his caste, ‘Modh Ghanchi', included in the OBC list in 2002

The TPCC president while speaking to media persons said the former Minister should be ashamed to quit the party after he was made Minister twice. “Ponnala Lakshmaiah is aged over 80 years and is on his last legs. At this age, why does he want to join other party? He should withdraw his resignation unconditionally,” Revanth Reddy had said.

Gogoi also shared a post by the Assam Congress which had a video of him pushing for a caste-based census in the state while giving a public speech at General Field in Assam's Golaghat.

He emphasized that the OBC delegation met Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan last year, urging for a caste-based census.

The protest was held at Janata College square on Chandrapur-Nagpur road, after which some of the participants were detained and later released, officials said.