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Govt, Opposition unite to pass OBC Bill in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 to restore the power of states to make their own OBC lists. For the first time since the Monsoon session of Parliament began on July 19, Lok Sabha witnessed a debate in an orderly manner as the opposition parties backed the legislation but demanded the removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation and many of them also called for a caste-based census. Many leaders such as BJP ally JD(U)'s Lalan Singh, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, BSP's Ritesh Pandey and DMK's T R Baalu pitched for a caste-based census be conducted throughout the country.

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