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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded an up-to-date caste census.
In his letter, Kharge stated within the absence of an up to date caste census, a dependable knowledge base so very important for significant social justice and empowerment programmes, significantly for OBCs, is incomplete.
“I’m writing to you to as soon as once more place on report the demand of the Indian National Congress for an up-to-date Caste Census. My colleagues and I’ve raised this demand earlier in each House of Parliament on various events as have leaders of many different Opposition events,” the Congress chief stated in his letter.
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“You are conscious that for the primary time the UPA Government performed a Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) throughout 2011-12 protecting some 25 crore households. For various causes, nevertheless, the caste knowledge couldn’t get revealed although Congress and different MPs demanded its launch after your authorities got here to energy in May 2014,” he stated.
“In the absence of an up to date Caste Census, I’m afraid a dependable knowledge base so very important for significant social justice and empowerment programmes, significantly for OBCs, is incomplete. This Census is the accountability of the Union Government,” Kharge stated.
In the letter dated April 16, he additionally identified that the common decennial census was to be carried out in 2021 nevertheless it has not but been performed.
“We demand that it’s carried out instantly and {that a} complete Caste Census be made its integral half,” Kharge stated.
Sharing Kharge’s letter to the prime minister, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted “Jitni aabadi, utna haq! Congress President @kharge -ji has written to PM demanding that the decennial Census that ought to have been performed in 2021 be carried out right-away, and a Caste Census be made its integral half. This will put social justice & empowerment on a firmer footing”.
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Addressing a rally in Katnataka’s Kolar, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday had additionally dared Prime Minister Modi to launch the 2011 caste-based census knowledge in public area and in addition demanded the 50 per cent cap on reservation be eliminated.
“UPA in 2011 did the caste-based census. It has the info of all of the castes. Mr Prime Minister, you speak of OBCs. Make that knowledge public. Let the nation know what number of OBCs, Dalits and tribals are there within the nation,” Gandhi had stated on the Congress’ ‘Jai Bharat’ election rally in Kolar within the run-up to the May 10 Karnataka polls.
Story first revealed: Monday, April 17, 2023, 10:47 [IST]
