The opposition group INDIA is anticipated to go all out to play the caste card, banking on identity politics to counter the BJP’s ideology politics, as Nitish is expected to come out with a possibly make-or-break gambit in the lead-up to the 2024 General Election.
Source: Hindustan Times
The scene is set for a Mandal vs. Kamandal rematch. The findings are generating political repercussions across the nation even as the Supreme Court will hear appeals on October 6 contesting the Patna High Court’s judgment approving a caste survey in Bihar.
The Congress has declared that the nation needs a caste-based census in order to provide people their due rights in accordance with their population, which is what got things started last month when it argued for an OBC sub-quota in the women’s reservation Bill.
Source: CNN- News 18
In a stern retort, Prime Minister Modi claimed that because they make up the majority of the abadi (population), the poor had the first claim to the nation’s resources.For the modification of quotas for various castes in accordance with their respective populations, a clamor has already started. Reservation is socioeconomically sound and advances social justice, but only if its advantages trickle down to the most marginalized populations rather than staying in the top layer. If Nitish and those who may follow him prioritize political goals over fair public welfare, they risk being held up by their own petard.
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