Rush Hour podcast: Bihar caste survey shows OBCs and EBCs are 63% of the state's population

  • 2 Oct, 2023

In today’s edition, Bihar government shares data on its caste survey, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh blames Kuki militants based in Bangladesh and Myanmar for unrest in the northeastern state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says that BJP does not need “Miya” votes for next 10 years.

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References

  1. Explainer: Why Bihar is conducting a caste census

  2. Manipur student protests: Can the CM tide over growing Meitei anger?

  3. In Assam, Muslim women cautiously welcome move to outlaw polygamy

  4. In Manipur, relentless gunfire has delayed the all-important paddy crop

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