Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Saturday, accusing it of misleading the public on the issue of the caste census.
Addressing a rally in Jharkhand's Khunti, Rajnath Singh said, "These days you must be seeing that Congress is claiming to conduct a caste-based survey after they come into power. I want to say this is 'dhoka'. I want to remind Congress that in 2011, a socio-economic caste census was conducte
"This is the first time a caste-based survey is being conducted by the government in Telangana since 1931. It is a historic, revolutionary moment - one that is a realization of the Telangana Movement's aspirations for the state and a fulfilment of one of the key ideals of Dr Babasaheb Ambedk
Azad also stressed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take a strong stance against caste-based divisions, declaring that there should be no caste in the nation.
A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the manual, which discriminates against prison by assigning cleaning and sweeping tasks to lower castes and cooking to higher castes, is in violation of Article 15.
Amitabh Yash, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Special Task Force, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday termed the caste-based encounter allegations as "baseless" and said that the criminals have "no caste."
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati lashed out at the Congress on Tuesday, stating that the party is just creating drama over the implementation of caste-based census and accusing the party is trying to regain power under the guise of these issues.
The caste-based census should only be used for the betterment of those communities or castes that are lagging rather than politics or election practises, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar on Monday.
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Monday demanded that reservation should be included in the ninth schedule of the constitution and said the party is in favour of caste census