Tag: Caste Survey

Akhilesh Yadav

Caste Census Will Bring Everyone Together: Akhilesh

By LokMarg

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that Caste-based census will bring everyone together and it will integrate our society.

Akhilesh Yadav said, “Caste-based census will bring everyone together. the castes that were left behind, those who are not given respect and rights yet, and those who think that their population is more but they are not getting anything according to it, I think caste-based census will integrate our society… All castes will get rights and respect,”

Earlier, following the release of the caste survey report by the Bihar government, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his support for it and called on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to set aside politics and conduct a nationwide caste census.

Akhilesh Yadav took to X and said “Bihar caste-based census published: This is the mathematical basis of social justice. The caste census will not open a new path of 85-15 conflict but of cooperation and those who are not domineering but are supporters of everyone’s rights, they support and welcome it. Those who really want to get the rights, get the caste census done. The BJP government should leave politics and conduct a nationwide caste census.”

Akhilesh Yadav further stressed that conducting a caste census is a catalyst for the progress of the country. He explained that when people have knowledge of their population within various caste groups, it fosters self-confidence among them.

“When people come to know how many they are, then self-confidence awakens among them and also a social consciousness against social injustice, due to which their unity increases and they can overcome the obstacles coming in the way of their progress. They create new paths and also end the injustice being done by the traditional powerful people of the society. With this, the society moves on the path of equality and the country develops in an integrated manner. The caste census is the path to progress of the country,” Akhilesh Yadav said.

Earlier former Congress President Rahul Gandhi also endorsed the Caste census and vowed that Congress ruled states would conduct these surveys.

“We will not let anyone insult the Adivasis, Dalits or the OBC communities. We will get the Caste census done and ensure that they get their rightful due” said the Congress leader in a post on X. (ANI)

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Bihar Caste Survey

Bihar Govt Releases Caste Survey Data; OBCs, EBCs Acct For 63% Population

By LokMarg

The Bihar government on Monday released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.  

The report of the caste-based survey conducted in Bihar was released at a press conference in the state capital.

“The extremely backward class is 36.01 per cent, the general category is 15.52 per cent and the Other Backward Caste (OBC) is 27 per cent,” Vivek Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary said.

According to the data, Scheduled Castes make up 19.65 per cent and the Scheduled Tribes 1.68 per cent of the population of the state.

The data also said that the Hindus comprise 81.99 per cent of the population, Muslims 17.7 per cent, Christians 0.05 per cent, Sikhs 0.01 per cent, Buddhists 0.08 per cent and other religions 0.12 per cent.  

The data said that Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs,  is the largest and accounts for 14.27 per cent of the state’s population.  

Kushwaha and Kurmi communities form 4.27 per cent and 2.87 per cent of the population, the caste survey said.  Chief Minister Nitish Kumar belongs to the Kurmi community in the state.   

 The total population of Bihar is more than 13 crore. (ANI)

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