The Wire Wrap: Anurag Thakur's Caste Remark, SC Verdict on SC/ST Sub-Classification

A day after Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Union minister Anurag Thakur’s veiled attack against Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi – saying that those who did not know their own caste were asking for a caste census – found support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress submitted a privilege notice against Modi.

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court has held that sub-classification of the Scheduled Castes is permissible for the purpose of granting separate quotas for those who are more backwards among communities in the list.

Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar once again reiterated his support for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling it an organisation with “unimpeachable credentials”, while expunging remarks made by Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman.

Heavy rains across India have put the spotlight on India's crumbling infrastructure including the new parliament building amid a bitter blame game between the centre and the states.

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