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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 OBC unit is demanding allotment of a minimum of two tickets from each Parliamentary constituency to leaders from the community.

Kharge also asked people to protect the Constitution and democracy and warned that if this is not done, then people will become slaves.

Patil said that the request for the inclusion of these 40 castes in the OBC category was pending for over 20 years.

BJP is not sure whether religion as a card will be able to deliver the State for it

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. […]