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GO issued on GP election reservations
23-11-2025 12:00:00 AM
Reservations cover Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), Backward Classes (BC), and women, implemented on a rotational basis to prevent repetition from prior elections.
The Telangana government, on Saturday, issued Government Order (GO) No. 46, outlining comprehensive guidelines for reservations in Gram Panchayat elections. The order finalises procedures for allocating reserved seats for Sarpanch and Ward Members, capping total reservations at 50% to align with Supreme Court directives.
This move paves the way for expedited local body polls, with district administrations directed to complete allocations by November 23, 2025, and notify the State Election Commission for schedule release.
The guidelines emphasise equity and rotation, drawing on robust data sources to ensure fair representation for marginalised communities. Reservations cover Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), Backward Classes (BC), and women, implemented on a rotational basis to prevent repetition from prior elections. Notably, wards or villages reserved in previous cycles will not be reallocated to the same category, while unimplemented quotas from the 2019 elections will carry forward unchanged. Allocations follow a 'Descending Population Order' priority: ST first, followed by SC, then BC.
Key data pillars include the Social, Economic, Employment, Political, and Educational Census (SEEPC 2024) for population proportions, supplemented by the 2011 Census specifically for Sarpanch reservations. For Ward Members, caste enumeration from SEEPC guides SC/ST/BC quotas. In 100% ST-dominated villages, all Sarpanch posts and wards are exclusively reserved for ST candidates, underscoring targeted upliftment.
Women's reservation, a cornerstone of the policy, mandates 50% horizontal allocation across all categories (ST/SC/BC), calculated separately to amplify female leadership. In scenarios with fewer Gram Panchayats or wards, women's seats take precedence, with remaining slots decided via lottery in the presence of political party representatives. This ensures gender parity without diluting category-specific protections.
Mandal Parishad Developent Officers (MPDOs) will oversee Ward Member reservations, while Revenue Divisional Officers (RDOs) handle Sarpanch allocations, both conducted transparently with stakeholder input. District Collectors and election authorities have been instructed to mobilise resources promptly, fostering a participatory process.
The order stems from recommendations by a special reservation commission, formed per Supreme Court mandates, and signals the government's resolve to conduct free, fair elections at the grassroots level.
As preparations intensify, the state anticipates informing the High Court on November 24, 2025, of poll readiness, potentially culminating in election notifications shortly thereafter.
State will recommend Scheduled Tribes status for five communities before the end of Winter Session, says MLC
‘The State govt. has promised to recommend to the Centre to grant Scheduled Tribes status to Koli, Kabbaliga, Besta, Ambiga, Mogaveera’
Published - November 23, 2025 06:53 pm IST - KALABURAGI
MLC Thippannappa Kamaknoor addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI
Member of Legislative Council Thippannappa Kamaknoor has said that the State government has promised to recommend to the Centre to grant Scheduled Tribes (STs) status to Koli, Kabbaliga, Besta, Ambiga and Mogaveera communities and urged the community leaders to refrain from staging protests until the Winter Session of the Legislative Assembly is over.
India's Supreme Court Under Fire: Upper-Caste Hindu Judges Hold Sway as Diversity Push Falters
As India grapples with rising caste tensions and demands for equitable representation, the Supreme Court's composition remains a litmus test for its commitment to constitutional ideals. With Gavai's exit marking the end of an era, the onus falls on the collegium to appoint judges who better mirror the 1.4 billion voices it serves – or risk eroding public faith in the institution.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/adivasis-renew-demand-to-delist-lambadas-banjaras-from-st-category-1919058
Udit Raj: Govt sidelining Muslims, Dalits, OBCs in key appointments
Supporting Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani's remarks, Congress leader Udit Raj alleged on Sunday that the central government is systematically sidelining marginalised communities in key academic and administrative appointments, asserting that the slogan of "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas" stands contradicted by ground realities.
The Congress leader claimed that Muslims, Dalits and OBCs are being "denied fair opportunities" in institutions directly under the Union government. "Not only Muslims, but Dalits and OBCs are also being denied appointments. The central government claims "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas," but only one particular caste is being promoted. None of the 48 central government universities has Muslim, Dalit, or OBC vice-chancellors. And they are also missing from India's 159 top institutions," he said.
'Only Sangh Members Appointed'
Accusing the ruling BJP and its ideological parent RSS of influencing appointments, Raj said, "The RSS and BJP's ideology demands that only Sangh members be appointed to these institutions. Those involved at Al Falah University should not be spared, but why is the entire university being targeted?"
Raj further criticised the government over the latest round of lateral entry selections to the IAS, alleging that none of the candidates selected through the process belonged to the SC, ST or OBC categories. "Recently, the lateral-entry IAS recruitment, which was halted on Rahul Gandhi's orders, saw direct recruitment, and none of the recruits were SC/ST/OBC. This government excludes Muslims, Dalits and backward classes," he said.
Madani Highlights 'Discrimination' Against Muslims
The Congress leader's comments came after Madani on Saturday expressed concerns about the challenges faced by Muslims, highlighting what he described as discrimination against Muslims in India, pointing to issues such as the jailing of individuals like Azam Khan and the situation at Al-Falah University.
He contrasted the situation in India with the election of Muslim mayors in cities like New York (Zahran Mamdani) and London (Sadiq Khan), to counter the notion that Muslims globally have become "helpless, finished, and barren". He claimed that "no Muslim can become a university vice-chancellor" and if they become "they will be sent to jail," while referring to government actions against Al Falah University, following the involvement of their doctors in the Delhi terror attack.
"The world thinks that Muslims have become helpless, finished, and barren. I don't believe so. Today, a Muslim Mamdani can become mayor of New York, a Khan can become mayor of London, whereas in India, no one can even become a university vice-chancellor. And even if someone does, they will be sent to jail, as Azam Khan was. Look at what is happening today in Al-Falah (University)," he said. Additionally, Arshad Madani accused the government of "ensuring that they (muslim) never raise their heads". (ANI)
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Asianet Newsable English staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Caste Discrimination in US: Dalit Activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan’s Groundbreaking Survey and Advocacy
In 2015, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a young activist, scholar, and co-founder of Equality Labs — a dalit civil rights organisation — spearheaded the first nationwide survey on caste discrimination in the US.
The survey found that one in four dalits had faced physical or verbal assault, one in three reported discrimination in education, two in three encountered workplace bias, and more than half lived in fear of being ‘outed’. It emerged from repeated testimonies from dalit Americans even as dominant-caste South Asians insisted caste “was not an issue”.
“These numbers showed what many denied: caste isn’t confined to South Asia. It exists in 21st-century America,” says Thenmozhi, who was conferred the Vaikom Award last month, which recognises contributions to caste justice and dalit civil rights.
“Dalits faced slurs, physical threats and even organisational crises from those who didn’t want us to ask these questions,” says Thenmozhi, who wrote about it in ‘The trauma of caste’, published in 2022.
Born to parents from Coimbatore, who later migrated to the US, Thenmozhi says she was driven by the suffering she witnessed in her family and among caste-oppressed communities. “It wasn’t one moment. It was the weight of intergenerational trauma in our diaspora and the silence that allowed caste harassment to be recreated in our homes, schools and workplaces,” says the US-based activist, who also co-founded ‘Dalit History Month’, celebrated globally.
The ‘Lakireddy Bali Reddy’ case in the early 2000s in Berkeley shook her, she says. Reddy, a wealthy landlord, brought dalit women and girls from India on fake visas, exploited them for labour, and sexually abused minors. The crimes surfaced after a 13-year-old victim died in one of his buildings, leading to federal charges, a prison sentence and reforms in California’s anti-trafficking laws. “I recall letters from dominant-caste supporters asking for leniency. The impunity was devastating. We deserve a diaspora that heals together, stands with survivors, and refuses to repeat the injustices we inherited.”
‘We must de-brahminise technology and prevent a digital apartheid: Thenmozhi’
What were some of the other findings of your caste in the US report?
We found 60% experienced caste-based slurs and derogatory comments; 40% felt unwelcome at their place of worship; 20% reported discrimination at a place of business. More than 40% said they had been rejected in a romantic partnership because of caste. In 2015, many US academics did not support this work.
When working on the report, we were met with caste slurs. One organisation convened a board meeting to debate whether sharing our survey would “divide the community”. The truth is, the community was divided by caste; the survey revealed what had long been hidden.
Your advocacy triggered support for anti-caste legislation across US cities.
Our caste report, initially dismissed by many academics, mainly from dominant castes, became a foundational text for congressional briefings, institutional reforms and the legislative fight for SB 403, a bill in California to ban caste discrimination.
In 2023, Senator Aisha Wahab championed SB 403, a bill that sought to add caste to California’s existing anti-discrimination laws, making it illegal to deny someone housing, employment or educational opportunities because of their caste. While SB 403 passed both houses, the governor, under pressure from dominant-caste Hindus, vetoed the bill. However, while vetoing the bill, the governor confirmed that caste discrimination is already against the law.
In that sense, we still won: Californians who are denied housing, harassed at work, or subjected to physical or verbal abuse because of caste have clear pathways to redress, and our communities have stronger tools to live together with respect.
Your work focuses on the tech industry.
Tech companies are not neutral meritocracies; they are powerful corporate institutions that often protect dominant-caste networks. They benefit from public subsidies while funding anti-democratic political agendas. We must regulate tech, not worship it. Companies should explicitly include caste in anti-discrimination, vendor and harassment policies; provide caste-awareness training for HR, managers and staff; and audit datasets and algorithms to identify caste-coded biases. Just as earlier generations fought to de-brahminise access to public space, we must now de-brahminise technology and prevent a digital apartheid.
Why must caste be considered in conversations about AI?
If datasets, training corpora and annotation labour are marked by caste bias, and they often are, then AI will reproduce caste discrimination at scale. Caste must be included in algorithmic auditing, dataset review and ethical governance. The future must be built with caste-oppressed engineers, researchers, linguists and ethicists at the table.
Where is the anti-caste movement today?
Dalit art, literature, music, film, and political thought are shaping global culture. Our voices are visible. But visibility is not enough. This moment calls us to look to our ancestors such as Periyar, Iyothee Thass, Savitribai and Jyotiba Phule and Ambedkar. The next phase of our movement is about institution-building, not just reacting to harm, but designing the world that comes next.
Courtesy : TOI.
Chhattisgarh: Dalit youth assaulted, beaten in the middle of the road in Dipka, case filed
Dalit youth attacked in an Instagram dispute: assaulted with casteist slurs, FIR filed against Kunal Singh Rajput.
Chhattisgarh: A serious case of assault against a Dalit youth has come to light in the Dipka police station area of Korba district. The victim alleges that a boy named Kunal Singh Rajput came to kill him. The Dalit youth suffered a serious head injury in the incident. However, in the presence of the Chhattisgarh Bhim Army Ekta Mission, the Dipka police have registered a case against the accused. According to the police, the accused is being interrogated and further action will be taken after the investigation is complete.
The incident occurred on November 15th at Azad Chowk in Dipka, when Nitesh Kurre, a resident of Dipka, was going to the market with his wife at 5 pm. Kunal Singh Rajput attacked Nitesh Kurre, causing a head injury and serious injuries. The Dalit youth alleges that the accused, Kunal Singh Rajput, stopped him on the road, began assaulting him, and hurled casteist slurs at him over a social media Instagram chat and an old dispute.
Police investigating the case
Based on the victim’s complaint, the Dipka police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC, including sections 296, 115(2), and 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code, and have begun investigating the matter.
Sharvan Kumar
Courtesy: Hindi News
Major RPF action at Tatanagar station: 13 tribal minors, including 12 girls, being taken to Tamil Nadu were rescued.
The plan was to make them work as laborers in a Tamil Nadu thread factory; the RPF apprehended them before they could board the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express.
Jamshedpur: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has achieved a major success in its campaign against human trafficking in Jharkhand. The RPF, acting swiftly at Jamshedpur’s Tatanagar railway station, rescued 13 tribal minors from the clutches of human traffickers. Officials announced on Monday that the rescued children, including 12 girls and one boy, were being taken to Tamil Nadu under the pretext of providing them jobs.
They were planning to go to Coimbatore.
Tatanagar RPF in-charge Rakesh Mohan stated that the action was based on a strong intelligence report. Senior Divisional Security Commissioner P. Shankar Kutti of the Chakradharpur Division of the South Eastern Railway had provided a tip in this regard. Upon receiving information, the Flying Squad of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) increased surveillance at the station.
An RPF officer said, “These children were rescued from Tatanagar station on Sunday while they were waiting to board the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express. During interrogation, the minors revealed that they were being taken to work at a yarn manufacturing unit in Salem, Tamil Nadu.”
Two brothers arrested
Taking action in this case, police arrested two alleged human traffickers. The accused have been identified as Sunil Tatonba and Jampira Tatonba. These two accused are real brothers and residents of Amdiha Panchayat, which falls under the Hatgamharia police station area of West Singhbhum district.
On Monday, the RPF handed over all the rescued children and the two arrested accused to the Tatanagar Government Railway Police (GRP) for further legal action.
All the children are residents of West Singhbhum.
Tatanagar GRP in-charge Jitram Oraon confirmed the case and said that all the rescued minors are between 15 and 17 years old. They are residents of different villages in the Hatgamharia block of West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
Giving details about the further process, the GRP in-charge said, “All 13 minors have been handed over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Jamshedpur for care and protection. Before being released to their families in Hatgamharia, these children will be produced in the Jamshedpur Civil Court to record their statements.”
Accused Sent to Jail
Sunil and Jampira Tatonba, two brothers arrested on charges of trafficking minors, were produced in court, from where they were sent to Ghaghidih Central Jail in judicial custody. This prompt action by the administration saved the children from a bleak future.
Rajan Chaudhary
Courtesy: Hindi News
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