New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attacked its INDIA block ally Congress on caste census, reminding them that the get together didn’t conduct a caste census when it was in energy. “Congress is the party that did not 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,” information company ANI quoted Akhilesh as saying in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Satna.
“Why do they want to do so today? Because they know that their traditional vote bank is not with them,” he added. Congress has been demanding from the Centre to carry a caste census. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi additionally launched assault on the PM Modi-led Centre for not agreeing to their demand.
Meanwhile, different INDIA alliance events have additionally intensified their demand for a caste census, which solely the Central authorities can conduct as per the legislation. Nitish Kumar-led authorities in Bihar has performed a caste survey, and lots of different state governments led by opposition events have declared an analogous train.
INDIA bloc has been demanding a caste census for the complete nation, claiming that it could be conducive to policy-making for various teams in society based on their inhabitants. On the opposite hand, the BJP-led central authorities has been claiming that the caste census would create “division” in society.
Meanwhile, in Chhattisgarh, the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress authorities has introduced to conduct a caste census within the state if voted to energy. Rahul Gandhi reiterated his get together’s dedication to holding a caste census. The Congress MP additionally focused the Prime Minister, alleging that the PM doesn’t say a phrase in regards to the caste census.
“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.
“The government in the state is run by Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with his 53 officers. Out of those 53 officers, there is only one OBC officer. Can you think how much of the decision-making power rests with him? It is 0.33%. He makes decisions on 0.33% of your total budget. Now look at their population, it is more than 50%. The OBC Class is being denigrated”, he added.
