NCBC recommends exclusion of 35 communities, mostly Muslim, from West Bengal’s Central OBC list

The recommendation comes months after the NCBC initiated a probe into 37 communities included in the Central OBC list of West Bengal in 2014; the State will have Assembly polls in early 2026

​The recommendation comes months after the NCBC initiated a probe into 37 communities included in the Central OBC list of West Bengal in 2014; the State will have Assembly polls in early 2026