Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has launched yet one more assault on Congress over the caste census. Hitting out at his I.N.D.I.A bloc ally, the SP chief additionally reminded them that the occasion didn’t conduct a caste census when it was in power.Â
Speaking to the information company ANI in Satna district, Yadav mentioned that the Congress is the occasion that didn’t conduct caste census after independence. “When all the parties in the Lok Sabha were demanding a caste census, they did not conduct a caste census,” he mentioned. “Why do they want to do so today? Because they know that their traditional vote bank is not with them,” he added.
His statements got here as Congress has been demanding from the Centre to carry a caste census. Earlier on November 9, the Samajwadi Party chief had mentioned the Congress didn’t implement the suggestions of the Mandal Commission and has opposed the caste census.
Speaking to reporters in Rajnagar in Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, he mentioned the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been now speaking about caste census with a watch on polls. “The Congress, which never talked about social justice, is doing so today. Who stopped the Mandal Commission recommendations? The Congress. Who stopped the caste census? The Congress,” Yadav mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi calls for Centre to carry caster census
Meanwhile, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi additionally attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre for not agreeing to their demand. “I told Prime Minister Modi many times to get the caste census conducted across the country. But he doesn’t say a word about the caste census. Rather he says that there is no caste in the country. If we come to power in the state, we guarantee that we will conduct a caste census. Everybody needs to know about their strength in the country”, Gandhi mentioned whereas addressing a ballot marketing campaign in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch.
Clamour over the caste censusÂ
Meanwhile, different I.N.D.I.A alliance events have additionally intensified their demand for a caste census, which solely the Central authorities can conduct as per the regulation. The caste survey was performed by the Nitish Kumar-led authorities in Bihar, and a number of other state governments headed by opposition events have introduced plans to hold out related surveys. The I.N.D.I.A bloc has been calling for a nationwide caste census, arguing that this may assist form insurance policies for varied social groupings based mostly on their inhabitants.Â
(With inputs from companies)
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