#Prav started working as a #cooperative since #PravConf (two weeks already). We were working on the bye-laws and looking for people willing to join as members for over 2 years already.

Now we have https://prav.app/coop/ which lists the Office bearers, Board of Directors and Members.

Board is elected by members for a two year term. So far we have #Dalits, #OBCs and #Christians in the board. Inviting #underrepresented to join as members and serve on the board.

#XMPP #FreeSoftware #democracy

Coop

so self-interest and not group interest comes into play, probably holds some grain of truth, especially when I consider the dynamics among #OBCs.
#Telangana has taken up #caste survey. A welcome decision. #OBCs who form 50-60% the state population have no political and social power. The caste survey along with the data on their overall representation in every field at least should give them some pause about their disappointing condition.
Minister cites West Bengal government’s affidavit to the SC, showing that 75 of 77 new castes proposed for the OBC list are Muslim groups; asks if OBC reservation is meant for the Opposition’s “appeasement politics”
#UnionMinisterBhupenderYadav #OBCs #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bhupender-yadav-accuses-opposition-of-doing-injustice-to-obc/article68555321.ece
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav accuses Opposition of doing injustice to OBCs

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav accuses Opposition of injustice to OBCs on reservation issue, questions West Bengal government's actions.

The Hindu

The 'Vote Bank' No One's Talking About — Upper Caste Hindus Firmly Back BJP, NDA

While Muslims and Dalits are often seen as 'vote banks', upper caste Hindus too voted in a consolidated fashion.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #BJP #NDA #UpperCaste #MuslimVoters #OBCs #caste #INDIAAlliance #congress #india

https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/the-vote-bank-no-ones-talking-about-upper-caste-hindus-firmly-back-bjp-nda-elections

The 'Vote Bank' No One's Talking About — Upper Caste Hindus Firmly Back BJP, NDA

While Muslims and Dalits are often seen as 'vote banks', data shows that upper caste Hindus too voted in a consolidated fashion in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The Quint

How consolidation of dominant castes influenced Lok Sabha results in Karnataka

Observers say Vokkaligas and Lingayats have come together for the first time since 1996 and the impact is evident in the 2024 results.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #karnataka #NDA #vokkaligas #lingayats #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #muslims #JDS #BJP #caste #india

https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/how-consolidation-of-dominant-castes-influenced-lok-sabha-results-in-karnataka/article68255207.ece

Election results 2024: How consolidation of dominant castes influenced Lok Sabha results in Karnataka

The Lok Sabha election results in the State have thrown up two things in particular — the Vokkaliga-Lingayat consolidation in favour of the NDA in south Karnataka, and a total rout of BJP by the Congress, fuelled by a perceived consolidation of the oppressed classes, in five seats of Kalyana Karnataka.

The Hindu

Why Muslims feel besieged

Muslims will measure from tomorrow’s election results the depth to which the hatred against them has plummeted, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #IndianMuslims #reservations #OBCs #islamophobia #rights #BJP

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/why-muslims-feel-besieged-23352430

Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while announcing the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March, had warned against fake news on social media but is yet to act.

#karnataka #BJP #HateSpeech #ElectionCommission #LokSabhaElection2024 #congress #RahulGandhi #siddaramaiah #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #IndianMuslims #ElectionCampaign2024 #communalism #hindutva #india

https://thewire.in/politics/election-commission-mum-as-bjp-video-openly-incites-hatred-against-muslims-again

Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while announcing the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March, had warned against fake news on social media but is yet to act.

The Wire

Why the Congress manifesto has rattled corporate monopolies, RSS and BJP

For the first time Nyay Patra, the Congress manifesto, has made social justice a serious election issue by promising nationwide caste census and removal of 50 per cent Supreme Court cap on reservations, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #CongressManifesto #congress #RSS #BJP #CronyCapitalism #privatisation #welfare #OBCs #education #caste #dalits #adivasis #communalism #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/opinion-why-the-congress-manifesto-has-rattled-corporate-monopolies-rss-and-bjp

Opinion: Why the Congress manifesto has rattled corporate monopolies, RSS and BJP

Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have released their 2024 Lok Sabha election manifestos. For the first time, their approach to welfarism a

The News Minute
Won't let quota for SCs, STs, OBCs be given to Muslims in name of religion: PM

Addressing an election rally in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he won't allow the reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and other deprived groups to be given to Muslims based on religion.

India Today