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Bihar's transgender leader says asking 'caste is a crime'
"Whenever caste becomes a talking point in society, they cannot discuss equality. As a result, inequality spreads in society. I firmly believe that the government has no right to ask the caste of a person. Who is the government to ask the caste of a person. If they are interested in the welfare of people, they should close the Special Marriage Act. Whoever talks about caste and religion, they are declared as communal persons. The government should clarify the parameters on which it is conducting a caste-based census in Bihar," Prasad said.
Priests chide Rahul Gandhi over 'tapasvi' and 'pujari' remark
Rahul Gandhi had recently said in Haryana that the Congress believes in 'tapasya', while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is an organisation of 'pooja'. He alleged that the BJP-RSS force people to worship them, adding that India is a country of 'tapasvis' (ascetics) and not 'pujaris' (priests).
Until L-G clarifies that nominated councillors will not vote, party will continue protest: AAP
Addressing the media, Saurabh Bharadwaj further said: "We have been asking the L-G over the past week to come out and give a clear statement stating that the nominated councillors will not be allowed to vote for the election of the Mayor. This is what is written in the Constitution and the DMC Act and the L-G is bound by duty to obey the rules, but the L-G and the BJP have been trying otherwise."
Declare Joshimath case as national calamity: Congress
Addressing a Press conference, AICC media and PR chairman Pawan Khera said, "All the work regarding the tunnel should be stopped immediately which led to such calamity and all railway work should be reviewed first which is a threat to mountain ecosystem."
Bengal has shown way for true financial inclusion: Mamata Banerjee at G20 meet
"The women, especially, those from the backward Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities have been benefited by this direct money transfer scheme. Our government has many such welfare schemes. The state government has reached the doorsteps of the people with its development schemes," the chief minister said on the occasion.
'Reshuffle of Union Cabinet likely this month'
Sources say that top BJP leadership is contemplating a change in Madhya Pradesh but there is no confirmation yet on the same, but in the reshuffle, new faces from Telangana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan could enter the Union Council of Ministers.
Words like 'tapasya' and 'puja' do not suit Rahul: Tarun Chugh
Chugh added that those who opposed India's culture, values and cultural heritage for decades have now become devout devotees, but the people were familiar with their harsh realities. Hitting back at the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, Chugh said that those whose history is full of arrogance, tyranny, Emergency, nepotism
Shatrughan Sinha's praise of Rahul's BJY makes Trinamool uncomfortable
The party has started to downplay Sinha's comments as personal and not a reflection of the Trinamool's outlook. According to Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha member, Dr Santanu Sen, Sinha's comments were just his personal observations and have nothing to do with the party's view in any case.
Without compensation, Nitish Kumar's Saran yatra is useless: BJP
Leader of opposition in the Bihar Assembly Vijay Sinha said: "Hundreds of people lost their lives in a hooch tragedy in Saran. Without giving financial help, how could Nitish Kumar do Samadhan? What is the relevance of Samadhan Yatra without helping them? Nitish Kumar is insensitively saying "Jo Piyega Wo Marega."
SP to launch 'jail bharo' movement against govt 'atrocities'
SP president Akhilesh Yadav accused the police and jail administration of acting as agents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yadav, who visited Lucknow district jail to meet party worker Manish Agarwal, who was arrested earlier on Sunday
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