Caste census

With the Lok Sabha 2024 elections in sight, Gandhi's scion and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi have put the weight of the national party, Congress, behind the demand for a nationwide caste census.

Did Congress refrain from releasing the caste census data because they feared losing their vote bank? If not, then why were these figures not disclosed until 2014? The sudden recall of this census by Congress raises political questions.

Singhvi indirectly criticises his party leader Rahul Gandhi for making the remark 'Jitni Abadi Utna Haq' and advised him to fully comprehend the “consequences” of it. He reminded Rahul Gandhi that the idea would ultimately culminate in "majoritarianism".

PM Modi hits out at Congress' caste politics and China affinity during Jagdalpur speech.

The Print columnist Shivam Vij implied that 50 per cent of unreserved seats are meant only for general category.

As per the Caste Census report, 27% state population comes under the backward classes while 36% falls in the extremely backward classes categorisation. 

The court said, "Prima facie, we are of the opinion that the State has no power to carry out a caste-based survey, in the manner in which it is fashioned now."

As per an estimation, nearly five lakh government employees will be required to complete the caste survey by May this year. 

The center is all set to collect data on other backward classes in the 2021 census for the first time since 1931.

The JD(U) though has denied these claims