Scheduled Castes Statements

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Latest statements from the press
official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India
“ The trauma was so severe that the young man was unable to register a complaint for eight days,
Ashok Gehlot,
Dalit Man, 19, Thrashed, Urinated Upon, Sexually Assaulted In…
“ We already held a meeting and have called another meeting of the community leaders on Saturday to verify the data.
Ramalinga Reddy,
Caste census: Congress Ministers, leaders divided on caste lines
“ We have convened a cabinet meeting on April 17 to discuss this subject alone. I will speak on the topic only after discussion,
Siddaramaiah,
Caste report roils Karnataka: Congress fends off BJP, internal discord
“ We have convened a cabinet meeting on April 17 to discuss this lone subject. After the discussion, I will speak on it,
Siddaramaiah,
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to speak on caste census report after…
“ First of all, I want to say that caste census is necessary,
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Necessary to conduct caste census with decadal headcount, says…
“ Our Constitution is the protective shield of every Indian and today attempts are being made to break this protective shield. The Constitution is being weakened by the power of the government,
Priyanka Gandhi,
Congress committed to protection of Constitutional values: Kharge on…
“ Thus, I urge the government to immediately start the decadal census. Caste census and census should be conducted at the earliest,
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Kharge urges Centre to take up general census and caste census…
“ According to the police report, he treated a man from an ST community badly. The second report is that he demanded a huge amount as a loan from the bank for his business,
Chief Minister,
Assam is yet to recognise people who work in portals as journalists,…
“ We don’t give them registration, advertisements, and ID cards. So, this person does not come under the definition of journalist as far as the State government is concerned. We consider only those who…
Chief Minister,
Assam is yet to recognise people who work in portals as journalists,…