“90% communities in MOBC list in West Bengal are Muslims, Rohingyas and Bangladeshis also included: finds NCBC, to remove wrongly added communities”, Opindia, June 9, 2023:

“The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has found that Rohingyas and illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have received Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates in the State of West Bengal. NCBC also found that there are more Muslim OBC castes in the state compared to Hindus when the population of Hindus are more.

On Thursday (June 8), NCBC chief Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed that 118 out of 179 castes, which have been granted OBC status in West Bengal, belong to the Muslim community. The matter came to light during field surveys conducted between February-May 2023.

“We have received several complaints stating that many from the Muslim community included in the list are immigrants from Bangladesh. We are investigating the matter, as this has been done by depriving actual beneficiaries. We have sought a detailed response from the state government,” Ahir informed….”

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