BJP not opposed to caste census but won't make a hasty move: Amit Shah

Shah. said on Friday that BJP was never opposed to the idea of a caste census, but that didnt mean the party would rush into it as decisions have to be taken very thoughtfully...

Shahs remark comes against the backdrop of the BJP leadership accusing Congress of trying to divide and rule by pushing for a caste census...

Congress leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have demanded to know why the BJP-led government at the Centre appears opposed to a caste census...

The home minister told reporters after releasing BJP's manifesto for the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh that the party would take the appropriate decision on a caste census after consulting everyone...

We are a national party, and we don't do politics of votes on this issue, Shah said.. Kharge said at a public meeting recently that Congress-governed Karnataka had already initiated the process for a caste census and would release its report soon..

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