Live
- Aspirants keen to appear for DSC, throng coaching centres
- Union Finance Minister on coastal visit
- JNTUA V-C meets Japanese team
- VSU Prof bags Best Teacher Award
- Alliance Air flight cancellation irks passengers
- Heavy rain lashes Nellore district
- Tirupati: Food safety officials conduct inspections at hotels in city
- Auction of Vehicles on the 14th of This Month: Excise CI Venkat Reddy
- Bhagavata Sapthaham concludes at Sri City
- 13 held for trying to cut red sanders trees
Officials Face Public Backlash During Caste Census Process: Minister Ponguleti
In the ongoing caste enumeration drive, government officials are facing growing resistance from the public
In the ongoing caste enumeration drive, government officials are facing growing resistance from the public, with many questioning their motives and raising concerns over the process. Locals are increasingly confronting the officials visiting households for the caste-based survey, accusing them of making empty promises during their election campaigns and now turning a blind eye to their welfare.
Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Rao has recently indicated that local body elections will be held in January, emphasising that 42% reservation for BCs (Backward Classes) will be implemented before the elections. He clarified that these elections should only proceed after the reservation for BCs is formalised.
Ponguleti also pointed out that the UPA government had failed to set up even a separate ministry for the OBCs (Other Backward Classes), which he claimed highlighted the Congress party's neglect of BC issues.
The state government's plans for local body elections and the implementation of increased reservations have further intensified the political climate as the date for the polls approaches.
