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PM Modi not born in OBC family, misleading people: Cong's Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born in an Other Backward Class family, and he is misleading people by identifying himself as an OBC. Gandhi, while making a brief speech here on the third and concluding day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Odisha, said Modi was born in a family that belonged to the general caste. Modi ji has been misleading the people by saying that he is an OBC. He was born in a family of the Teli caste, which was included in the OBC list during the BJP government's tenure in Gujarat in 2000. Therefore, Modi ji is not an OBC by birth, the Congress MP asserted. Gandhi also alleged that the prime minister does not shake hands with OBCs, but hugs billionaires. Clad in a white t-shirt, the former Congress president resumed the yatra on Thursday from the Old Bus Stand here and moved towards Kissan Chowk in an open jeep. He was accompanied by AICC leader Ajoy Kumar and OPCC president Sarat Pattnayak. The yatra

PM Modi not born in OBC family, misleading people: Cong's Rahul Gandhi
Updated On : 08 Feb 2024 | 12:52 PM IST

OBC reservation commission submits report to CM Dhami at his residence

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that the tenure of the expert committee preparing the draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state has been extended by 15 days

OBC reservation commission submits report to CM Dhami at his residence
Updated On : 27 Jan 2024 | 9:51 AM IST

Rohini Commission decoded: Understanding sub-categorisation of OBCs

The commission, tasked to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes and propose steps for their improvement in 2017

Rohini Commission decoded: Understanding sub-categorisation of OBCs
Updated On : 26 Oct 2023 | 4:42 PM IST

Cabinet may discuss fresh extension to panel for sub-categorisation of OBCs

The Union Cabinet is likely to discuss the issue of a fresh extension to the panel for sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), sources said on Tuesday

Cabinet may discuss fresh extension to panel for sub-categorisation of OBCs
Updated On : 05 Jan 2021 | 9:37 PM IST

Modi formed OBC commission which previous govts didn't do: Amit Shah

He also lauded the prime minister for integrating Jammu and Kashmir with India by abrogating Article 370.

Modi formed OBC commission which previous govts didn't do: Amit Shah
Updated On : 08 Oct 2019 | 4:30 PM IST

Narendra Modi slams Opposition for blocking new OBC panel bill

As an MP it is your moral responsibility to make people from backward classes aware, Modi said

Narendra Modi slams Opposition for blocking new OBC panel bill
Updated On : 12 Apr 2017 | 7:46 PM IST

Lok Sabha approves bill according constitutional status to OBC panel

However, the Opposition expressed apprehensions that it would impair the power of states

Lok Sabha approves bill according constitutional status to OBC panel
Updated On : 10 Apr 2017 | 10:23 PM IST