- विज्ञापन -
Ahmedabad: The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday called for the caste census and said the nation wants to know how many Dalits, backward communities and poor peoples exist in the country.
Addressing a gathering in Ahmedabad, Rahul Gandhi invoked the historical roots of the party and drew from the party’s rich legacy, highlighting two landmark milestones.
“One hundred years ago, Mahatma Gandhi became Congress president. And 150 years ago, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born. These two great leaders are the very foundation of the Congress Party,” said LoP Rahul Gandhi.
Positioning himself as a leader working for the marginalised of the society, he said, “I am working for the backward classes.”
LoP Rahul Gandhi also emphasised the party’s revolutionary step in Telangana, where it initiated a caste census.
“We needed to know who holds how much share in this country’s resources. I told PM Modi in Parliament: you must conduct a caste census. The nation must know how many Dalits, backward communities, and poor people from the general category exist,” said LoP Rahul Gandhi.
Criticising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), LoP Rahul Gandhi said that PM Modi and the RSS have made it clear they don’t want a caste census.
“They want to hide the reality. But no matter how much you hide it, we will pass the caste census resolution. We did it in Telangana, now we will do it in Delhi and across the country. We will also break the wall of 50 per cent reservation,” said LoP Rahul Gandhi.
