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Rahul Gandhi. on Thursday reiterated his party's resolve to conduct. caste census. in the country if voted to power in the..
Speaking in Nagpur at a Congress rally organised on the occasion of party's 139th foundation day, Rahul said the OBCs, Dalits and tribals do not have enough representation in many sectors in the country and reiterated that a caste census will be conducted if Opposition's INDIA alliance came to power...
To counter the opposition's caste pitch, Prime Minister Modi has said that he considers the poor, youth, women and farmers as the biggest castes, and uplift of these four will make the country developed...
The opposition demand for a nation-wide caste census grew stronger after the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released the results of caste survey undertaken in the state.. revealed that the Backward Classes including Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) constitute a whopping 63% of the state's total population of 13 crore...
After the BJP named its new chief ministers, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had said that this was an effect of Rahul Gandhi's demand for a caste census...
