In Ballot-Certain Bihar, Rahul Gandhi Questions Credibility Of Modi Govt’s Caste Census | India Information

Congress MP and Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Caste census, saying that the ruling Modi authorities won’t ever conduct a real caste census as a result of, as soon as they do, their politics will come to an finish.

Addressing the ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’ in poll-bound Bihar’s Nalanda district, Rahul Gandhi highlighted two fashions of the caste census: one of many BJP’s closed-door method and the Congress-led Telangana authorities’s inclusive technique, which concerned public enter.

“My goal is Caste Census. In Lok Sabha, in entrance of Modi ji, I informed him that Caste Census could be carried out. They may by no means get a real caste census executed as a result of the day they get it executed, their politics will finish,” he stated. 

Rahul Gandhi added that an important factor within the caste census is the questions being requested.

“Caste census has two varieties of fashions, one is BJP’s mannequin, the opposite is Telangana’s mannequin. Within the BJP mannequin, officers determined the questions in a closed room. Crucial factor within the caste census is which questions are being requested. On the similar time, we brazenly requested questions from the general public in Telangana,” he added. 

He additional criticized Prime Minister Modi, saying that though he claims to be an OBC, however relating to the caste census, he denies the existence of caste in India.

“Narendra Modi used to say in each speech, I’m OBC. Then, on the caste census, they are saying that there isn’t a caste in India. If there isn’t a caste in India, then how did Narendra Modi turn out to be an OBC?” he stated. 

Rahul Gandhi reiterated his demand for the conduct of a good caste census, saying that though India has 500 massive corporations nonetheless none of their CEOs are from the Dalit, OBC, or Adivasi class. 

“There are 500 massive corporations, whose loans price lakhs and crores of rupees are waived off, however you’ll not discover the identify of even one Dalit, OBC, or Adivasi CEO amongst them,” he stated. 

He additionally identified that regardless of reservations within the judiciary and paperwork, solely three secretaries are from backward and intensely backward lessons, and people too are in low-profile departments. 

“Within the training system, all colleges and faculties are privatized; when you get an inventory of their homeowners, you’ll not discover anybody from the 90%. There’s a reservation within the judiciary and paperwork, however your folks sit in closed rooms on the again. In relation to price range, the price range was made by 11 officers, none of them have been from the 90%, in massive ministries, out of 90, 3 secretaries are from backward and intensely backward lessons, that too in low-profile departments,” he stated. 

The Central Authorities on Wednesday introduced that it’s going to conduct the Inhabitants Census – 2027 in two phases, together with the enumeration of castes.

The primary section will likely be carried out from October 1, 2026, in hilly and snow-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh. Whereas the second section will likely be held from March 1, 2027, and can cowl different elements of the nation.

The Bihar Elections are anticipated to be held between October and November this yr.