“Victory Of Crores Of Individuals”: Congress On Centre Saying Caste Census
New Delhi:
Congress Normal Secretary Jairam Ramesh has termed the Centre’s resolution to conduct a caste census “a victory for the crores of individuals of India”. He added that when Rahul Gandhi mentioned caste census is the “X-ray of society,” the BJP “ridiculed him.”
“When our chief Shri Rahul Gandhi ji mentioned, ‘Caste census is the X-ray of society,’ Then the individuals within the ruling social gathering ridiculed him, ignored him and procrastinated,” Ramesh mentioned in a submit on X in Hindi.
Ramesh mentioned that Rahul Gandhi had demanded a caste census for a very long time, elevating the problem repeatedly in Parliament, in public conferences.
राहुल गांधी जी ने कहा-“गिनती करो”
अब मोदी सरकार गिनती करवा रही है।हमारे नेता श्री राहुल गांधी जी ने जब कहा था,
“जाति जनगणना समाज का एक्स-रे है,”
तब सत्ताधारी दल के लोगों ने उनपर उपहास किया, नजरअंदाज किया, टालमटोल की।उन्होंने लंबे समय से इसकी मांग की थी –
बार-बार संसद में,… pic.twitter.com/dtMGN10mqj— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 30, 2025
“However for the way lengthy may the voice of rights of crores of individuals be suppressed? Now the Modi authorities has agreed to conduct caste census. Nicely, higher late than by no means!” the Congress common secretary mentioned.
“This can be a decisive step in direction of making certain social justice. That is the victory of crores of individuals of India. This can be a victory for all those that have fought for equality, parity, and illustration for years,” he added.
On Wednesday, briefing the media in regards to the selections taken by the Union Cupboard, Data and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that some states have performed caste surveys, and conducting a census falls throughout the area of the central authorities.
He said that the Cupboard Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has determined immediately to incorporate caste enumeration within the forthcoming census.
Mr Vaishnaw alleged that Congress governments “have all the time opposed caste census”.
“Caste was not included in all of the census operations performed since independence. In 2010, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singhji had assured the Lok Sabha that the matter of caste census could be thought-about within the cupboard. A bunch of ministers was fashioned to think about this topic. Most political events advisable a caste census. Regardless of this, the Congress authorities determined to conduct solely a survey of caste as a substitute of a census. That survey is called SECC,” Mr Vaishnaw mentioned.
Mr Vaishnaw mentioned it will strengthen the social and financial construction of the society whereas the nation continues to progress.
“Underneath the management of PM Modi, the Cupboard Committee of Political Affairs has determined immediately that Caste enumeration needs to be included within the forthcoming census. This demonstrates that the federal government is dedicated to the values and pursuits of the society and the nation,” he mentioned.
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