Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with occasion’s normal secretary in-charge (Organisation) Ok.C. Venugopal and occasion chief Pawan Kumar Bansal in the course of the eighty fifth Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress, in Raipur on Friday, April 24, 2023.
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Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday stated articulating the occasion’s political decision, together with asserting on a caste-based census, could be an essential take-away of the eighty fifth Plenary session.
The political decision was one of many six resolutions mentioned in the course of the occasion’s topics committee assembly. The political decision, in keeping with sources, says those that have been accountable for the demise of Mahatma Gandhi at the moment are in energy. It reportedly stated the Mahatma by no means permitted of the Partition.
‘Tool for empowerment’
Talking to journalists after the assembly of the topics committee, Jairam Ramesh, AICC normal secretary in-charge of communications, stated Mr. Kharge burdened on the necessity for caste census as a software for social justice and empowerment.
Mr. Kharge questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the most recent census that was scheduled in 2021, stated Mr. Ramesh.
“It’s been three years if you include the preparation time, but there has been no discussion on the census. The Prime Minister and the government are silent on caste-based census,” he stated.
“The Congress President reminded that caste-based census was very important. This will be discussed during the plenary session too tomorrow [February 25],” he stated.
However, a number of leaders expressed dissatisfaction over the textual content of the political decision. Two leaders who attended the assembly of the topics committee that mentioned the three resolutions — political, financial and worldwide — expressed dissatisfaction over a few of the wordings.
Some of the leaders, who didn’t want to be named, stated the political decision wasn’t sharp on points like political alliances whereas it included points like surroundings, organisational reforms and others.
