Priyanka Gandhi dares Modi to publicly promise caste census
She pointed out that her brother Rahul Gandhi undertook the Bharat Jodo Yatra to advocate caste census.
She pointed out that her brother Rahul Gandhi undertook the Bharat Jodo Yatra to advocate caste census.
The Telangana government on Wednesday officially launched its comprehensive socio-economic, employment, political, and caste survey, a key issue raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
He said that the top Congress leadership had previously stated that a caste census would be implemented if the party came to power.
She said that the policy of Congress and Rahul Gandhi regarding reservation is vague and duplicitous.
Mr Gandhi said his expectation was this Budget would favour farmers, youth, labour and small businesses, but this was nowhere evident. He said the Budget “Halwa” ceremony picture had no Dalits or backwards and this also proved the Budget’s sweetness was meant for just a few.
Kharge participated in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu for her address to a joint sitting of Parliament on last Wednesday.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "following in the footsteps" of Rahul Gandhi.
Akhilesh Yadav said that the reason Congress party is so aggressively pitching for caste census now is that their traditional vote bank is not with them anymore.
Rahul alleged that Rs 30,000 crore of the crop insurance scheme went to 16 companies. He claimed there is not a single Dalit, OBC or tribal in any of those companies.
"A caste-based census should be done. This is what the Congress and people of INDIA alliance are saying," the Congress Rajya Sabha MP said.
