Karpoori Thakur should have received Bharat Ratna long ago: Lalu Yadav takes dig at Centre aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Karpoori Thakur is considered a pioneer of the idea of reservation in government jobs for the backward sections. In 1978, he brought in 26 per cent reservation for backward classes in Bihar. He is remembered for implementing the recommendations of the Mungeri Lal Commission, which introduced these quotas. This eventually set off a chain of events that led to the Mandal Commission recommendations in the 1990s
Remembering Karpoori Thakur: Champion of Social Justice & OBC Leader on His Centenary newindianexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newindianexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Remembering Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur tribuneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Congress welcomes Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur, criticizes Modi govt. for hypocrisy. Thakur championed social justice, Congress calls for nationwide caste census as tribute. Rahul Gandhi advocates for caste census, Modi govt. refuses to release 2011 census. Thakur, non-Congress socialist leader, named for Bharat Ratna posthumously. Thakur enforced alcohol prohibition, village renamed after him.