CWC’s support for caste census ‘powerful step’ for poor: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi during a press conference. Pic/PTI

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the party's working committee has taken a "his-toric decision" unanimously to support the idea of a nationwide caste census, asserting that it is a "powerful step" for the emancipation of the poor.

Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Gandhi expressed confidence that a vast majority of the INDIA bloc parties will support and push for a caste census.

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If any party has a different opinion, the Congress is flexible, "not fascist", he added.

Flanked by the party's chief ministers in four states, Gandhi also said the decision of the CWC to support a caste census is a "very progressive" and "powerful" step for the emancipation of poor people.

Talking about it, the former Congress chief said this ‘X-ray' is needed for a new para-digm and development in the country.

Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asked party workers to work in coordination and unity and put in all might to win the assembly elections in five states.

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Addressing party leaders at a crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), he once again raised the demand for conducting a nationwide caste census to ensure social justice and rights to the SCs, STs and OBCs in accordance with their population, while noting that the BJP is silent on this.

For proper share in welfare schemes, it is important to have socio-economic data on the condition of weaker sections of society and ensure social justice to them, he asserted.

The Congress president also said the party would implement women's reservation if voted to power in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

While asking party leaders to expedite efforts to highlight the government failures, he said they must imme-diately counter the "false propaganda" of the ruling BJP as such attacks and "falsehood" would increase as elections approach.

"The prime minister's absence in Manipur stands in sharp contrast to his frequent visits to the election going states," he stressed.

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