The government’s decision to include caste enumeration in India’s population census is welcome. As the basis of a social hierarchy that inhibits mobility in Indian society, caste is inimical to the notion of equality that’s a core characteristic of democracy. The dynamism of our economy has weakened links between castes and occupations, with favourable socio-economic…
The Congress on Monday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came up with a ‘completely fake’ issue to get Parliament adjourned and divert attention from the very serious matter of Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma’s conduct. The BJP members in the Lok Sabha raised the issue of reservation for Muslims in government contracts…
Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of “betraying” the Jats of Delhi over the issue of reservation. File | Photo Credit: PTI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday (January 13, 2025) accused the BJP of “betraying” the Jats of Delhi over the issue of reservation, asking the party when they will be included…
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cancel its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, making a U-turn on the issue amid criticism from the Opposition and a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). PM Modi believes that the move…
A few days ago, India tried to reform an injustice within its social justice programme when a Supreme Court bench said that caste is not a homogenous entity, and that the “creamy layers” of oppressed castes should not be entitled to the same benefits as the poor among them. One of the judges said, “Putting…
