Rahul Gandhi Welcomes Centre’s Caste Census Transfer, Says He is Dedicated To Take away 50% Reservation Cap – News18
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The Congress chief mentioned that Telangana’s caste census mannequin can turn into a blueprint for India’s census.
Rahul Gandhi addressing a press convention in New Delhi. (Photograph: Congress YouTube)
Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s transfer to incorporate caste knowledge within the Census however demanded a transparent timeline of its implementation.
Addressing a press convention in New Delhi, the Congress chief mentioned that his occasion can be dedicated to eradicating the 50 per cent cap, a man-made barrier on reservations.
He mentioned his occasion desires the nation to know in regards to the participation of OBCs in establishments and energy construction.
“We had mentioned within the Parliament that we’ll make Caste Census occur. We had additionally mentioned that we might scrap the 50% cap, the synthetic wall that’s in place. Narendra Modi used to say that there are simply 4 castes. Don’t know what occurred however immediately after 11 years, Caste Census has been introduced. We fully assist it however we wish a timeline. We need to know that by when this can occur,” he mentioned.
कहा था ना, मोदी जी को ‘जाति जनगणना’ करवानी ही पड़ेगी, हम करवाकर रहेंगे!यह हमारा विज़न है और हम यह सुनिश्चित करेंगे कि सरकार एक पारदर्शी और प्रभावी जाति जनगणना कराए। सबको साफ़-साफ़ पता चले कि देश की संस्थाओं और energy construction में किसकी कितनी भागीदारी है।
जाति जनगणना विकास का…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 30, 2025
“This (caste census) is step one. Telangana has turn into a mannequin in Caste Census and it will probably turn into a blueprint. We provide our assist to the Govt in designing the Caste Census…There are two examples – Bihar’s and Telangana’s and there’s a huge distinction between the 2,” he mentioned.
When requested to touch upon whether or not the choice was taken by the BJP-led goverment within the view of Bihar meeting polls, Gandhi mentioned, “I don’t suppose so.”
Gandhi mentioned the price range allocation must be made for caste census and date be introduced. “We would like folks’s census not bureaucrats’ census,” he added.
