The Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking a pre-loaded OBC caste drop-down menu in Census 2027 digital tools. The bench termed the matter a policy decision and allowed the petitioner to approach the Registrar General and Census Commissioner
BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan has urged the Centre to explicitly include OBCs in Question 10 of the 2027 Census notification. He also sought standardised caste lists, digital coding and scientific guidelines to ensure accurate and reliable caste enumeration.
At a meeting in Khammam, BC Welfare Association leader Gundala Krishna demanded statutory recognition for OBCs within the Women's Reservation Bill, stressing the need for a sub-quota for OBC women. He criticised the government for pushing the bill without conducting a caste-based census.
Nadda lauded Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary for having said in his speech that the party no longer wanted to "carry others on our shoulders", an obvious reference to Nitish Kumar who had quit the NDA last year.
The government is said to be of the view that the State Legislatures should be allowed to determine the quantum of reservations depending upon the circumstances prevailing in respective States
Hyderabad: TRS Vidyarthi wing leaders on Saturday slammed the BJP leaders for their lack of commitment towards upliftment of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). They stated that the BJP which failed to implement reservations in the States ruled by it, has no moral right to demand the same in Telangana State. […]
