After conducting a caste census in Karnataka, another Congress is going to conduct a similar exercise in Telangana. The caste census will start in the state on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi reiterated Congress' stand that it will conduct the exercise nationwide if voted to power.
The census, traditionally, was conducted in the first year of every decade. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 census was postponed. The Centre is likely to conduct it in 2025.
According to a resolution passed by the Telangana Assembly, the state Cabinet has approved the proforma for the caste survey which is expected to be completed by November 30.
The Congress leader has frequently raised the caste issue and has expressed his opposition to the '50 per cent cap on reservation. On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi asserted that education is not possible without understanding the history of India, which is connected to Dalits.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he will hold a discussion with the Minister of Backward Classes next week.
Mallikarjun Kharge said a survey conducted by the Central government says that 92% of the workers cleaning urban sewers and septic tanks come from SC, ST, OBC categories.
Congress revealed its Haryana poll manifesto, pledging 300 free electricity units, a legal MSP guarantee, caste census, free healthcare, job creation, and revival of the old pension scheme ahead of the 2024 elections.
Opposition parties, particularly the Congress, had been demanding caste census, and there are indications that the Centre might soon take a call on caste census issue. But the question remains whether the Centre will put caste census statistics in public domain?
For the first time, the RSS today said that a caste census is necessary. The RSS has supported the caste census, surprising opposition parties with this endorsement. The RSS openly expressed its opinion on the need to count the number of castes, stating that it considers the caste census essential.
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The RSS backed the caste census demand and said that it should be held for the betterment of the people and not for electoral gains in the country.
Congress leader Kumari Selja promised that the party would conduct a caste census "once Congress forms its government in Haryana".
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati attacked the Congress over its demand for a caste survey, asking why it did not undertake the exercise during its tenures in government.
Mayawati attacked the BJP and the I.N.D.I.A bloc, alleging that while the ruling party has adopted an anti-SC/ST stance over the issue of sub-classification and identifying creamy layer for reservation within the communities, the opposition coalition's silence on the matter is proving to be "fatal".
Rahul Gandhi was in Prayagraj to address 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan' where he took a potshot at the BJP-led Centre over caste census.
The question of caste census has come up for discussion. Although the Census of India continues to provide data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, no estimates of the population of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) or other groups are available.
The issue of caste census has been brought into discussion. Although the Census of India continues to publish data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, no estimates of the population of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and other groups are provided.
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