BJP’s ‘secular’ allies brush aside oppn pressure, vote in support of waqf bill | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Refusing to be baited by “betrayal” charge and “surrender jibe”, BJP’s “secular” allies stood with govt to ensure majority support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.Amid efforts by their regional rivals to turn the vote into a “litmus test” for their “secular” credentials, Telugu Desam Party, JDU and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party voted…

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‘My party in favour of caste census’: Key NDA ally Chirag Paswan advocates nationwide caste census | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday backed the call for a nationwide caste census on the grounds that it would help the government create better schemes to bring marginalized castes into the mainstream.As one of the key allies of the NDA government, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Paswan said, “My party has…

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