"Congress has always divided nation": BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi slams Rahul Gandhi over caste census remarks

Balasore (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi has criticised Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's comments on the caste census, stating that the Congress party has always divided the nation.
He further added that the intention behind the caste census for Rahul Gandhi was to divide India based on caste, and we (BJP) don't believe in it.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi said, "...The intention behind the caste census for Rahul Gandhi was to divide India based on caste. We don't believe in it...We want to unite the nation...Congress has always divided the nation..."
The reaction came after Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a press conference recently, welcomed the decision to conduct caste enumeration but stressed the need for a clear timeline.
"We had said in the Parliament that we will make the Caste Census happen. We had also said that we would scrap the 50% cap, the artificial wall in place. Narendra Modi used to say that there are just four castes. Don't know what happened, but after 11 years, Caste Census has been announced," Rahul Gandhi said."
We completely support it, but we want a timeline. We want to know when this will happen. This is the first step. Telangana has become a model in the Caste Census, and it can become a blueprint. We offer our support to the government in designing the Caste Census. There are two examples, Bihar's and Telangana's, and there is a vast difference between the two," he added.
The Congress leader stated that the caste census is the first step, and a new development paradigm is needed.
"I would like to reiterate that the caste census is the first step. Our vision is to bring a new development paradigm through the Caste Census. Not just reservations, but we are also asking central questions - be it OBCs, Dalits, Adivasis, what is their participation in this country? Through the Caste Census, it will be found, but we have to go ahead of the Caste Census...We mentioned one more thing: Congress raised one more point, which was also mentioned in the manifesto, specifically Article 15(5) - reservation in private educational institutions. This is already a law. We want the NDA-BJP Government to begin implementing it," he added. (ANI)