‘Dividing society for political pursuits is nothing lower than treason’: Yogi Adityanath on caste census demand

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in an unique interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi on the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, slammed efforts to divide the society.

Adityanath was answering a query concerning the caste census proposed by opposition leaders like senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Get together (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav.

The difficulty has come up ceaselessly in political rallies, press conferences, and the Parliament.

‘Dividing the society in your political curiosity…’

The chief minister cautioned the “followers of Sanatan Dharma” to be cautious of “these making an attempt to divide individuals”.

“Dividing the society in your political curiosity, or within the identify of caste, area, or language is nothing lower than treason,” he stated.

Additional, Adityanath stated that he believes “that the poor, disadvantaged, Dalits, backward castes ought to get their rights and that is the accountability of a delicate authorities.”

He stated that the nation has been lucky that previously ten years, “for the primary time in unbiased India, each such particular person has skilled this beneath the management of Prime Minister Modi.”

‘No discrimination in govt’s welfare insurance policies’

Adityanath talked about the welfare schemes beneath the central authorities like properties for the poor beneath the Awas Yojana, 10 crore LPG connections, free ration to 80 crore individuals within the final 5 years, and free electrical energy to 4 crore beneficiaries.

“There was no discrimination in all these insurance policies, and this has solely been attainable as a result of Modi ji’s management and welfare schemes with the imaginative and prescient of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’,” he stated.

It was in 1931, when India was nonetheless beneath the colonial British authorities, that the final caste census was performed.

Lately, opposition leaders, particularly Rahul Gandhi, have been insisting again and again on proportionate illustration of marginalised communities. He has stated {that a} caste census is critical for this.