New Delhi: Senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stated a national caste census shall be carried out if the occasion is voted to energy within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, information company PTI reported. Accusing the BJP and RSS of “propagating hatred and violence”, Gandhi stated the one method to ship justice was a caste census.
Addressing the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal’s Malda, Gandhi stated, “We wish social justice and the largest facet of delivering it will likely be a national caste census. After we come to energy on the Centre, we are going to conduct a caste census throughout the nation to search out out the variety of Dalits, tribals and other people from different backward communities.”
Taking additional potshots on the saffron occasion, Gandhi stated the phrase ‘nyay’ has been hooked up with the Congress’s mega outreach marketing campaign as a result of the nation is at present “reeling beneath injustice”.
“The phrase ‘nyay’ (justice) has been hooked up to the yatra as a result of injustice prevails throughout the nation. The BJP authorities has been meting out injustice to individuals throughout the nation, be it youth, girls or the working class,” PTI quoted Rahul Gandhi as saying.
Expressing gratitude to the individuals of West Bengal, Gandhi that the individuals of the state are recognized for being “ideologically oriented” and it was their duty to face in opposition to the “ideology of hate”.
He additionally focused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying the latter was “feeling trapped” after getting a caste survey carried out within the state beneath the “stress from the Mahagathbandhan companions”. Nevertheless, Kumar refuted the declare as “nonsensical”.
“His (Rahul) declare that the caste survey within the state was performed beneath stress from the Congress is nonsensical. Everyone is aware of that the initiative was taken by me solely. Now, individuals are taking credit score,” PTI quoted Nitish Kumar as saying.
Notably, Rahul Gandhi’s comment got here simply two days after CM Kumar returned to the BJP-led NDA and retained the chief ministerial put up in Bihar.