Kolkata, June 10 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday told the state Assembly that backwardness alone determines inclusion in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, dismissing allegations of a religious bias in the process.
She criticised a social media campaign spreading "misinformation", asserting that religion has no role in OBC classification.
Banerjee informed the House that a government-appointed commission is currently surveying 50 new subsections for potential inclusion. So far, 49 groups have been added under OBC-A and 91 under OBC-B. She explained that the OBC-A category comprises more disadvantaged communities, while relatively better-off groups fall under OBC-B.
The chief minister's remarks followed t...