Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him for a complete updated caste census, the identical day Rahul Gandhi dared the pinnacle BJP chief to launch the 2011 caste-primarily based totally census information withinside the public domain. In the letter, Kharge stated the UPA authorities has performed a Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) for the duration of 2011-12 however the information couldn’t be published “despite the fact that Congress and different MPs demanded its launch after your authorities got here to electricity in May 2014.” (Also Read | Rahul Gandhi returns to Kolar, takes on Modi amid Hindenburg row)
“In the absence of an up to date Caste Census, I am afraid a dependable information base so very critical for significant social justice and empowerment programmes, mainly for OBCs, is incomplete. This Census is the duty of the Union Government,” the veteran Congress chief stated.
“I might additionally want to factor out that the everyday decennial Census turned into to be performed in 2021 however it has now no longer but been performed. We call for that it’s completed straight away and that a complete Caste Census be made its crucial part,” he added.
Addressing an election rally in Karnataka`s Kolar, Rahul Gandhi claimed there are simplest 7 in step with cent different backward castes, Dalits and tribals as secretaries withinside the primary authorities and demanded the 50 in step with cent cap on reservation be removed.
“UPA in 2011 did the caste-primarily based totally census. It has the information of all of the castes. Mr Prime Minister, you speak of OBCs. Make that information public. Let the country realize what number of OBCs, Dalits and tribals are there withinside the country,” Gandhi stated on the Congress’ ‘Jai Bharat’ election rally in Kolar withinside the run-as much as the May 10 Karnataka polls.
“Please launch the caste census information in order that the country is aware of how a great deal is the populace of OBCs, Dalits and tribals. If you do not do this, then it’s far an insult to the OBCs. Also, get rid of the cap of fifty in step with cent on reservations,” Gandhi stated.
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