14.10.15

Double Standard In Bihar

Shaibal Gupta / IE
The fact is, upper caste-centric alliances are not referred to as caste combines, while a coming together of marginal and subaltern castes — as in the case of the maha gathbandhan — is invariably considered a caste-centred coalition. This double-standard is unacceptable. What must be recognised is that caste has been central to electoral battles since Independence. more

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