Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during the 85th All India Congress Committee (AICC) Plenary session in Chhattisgarh's Raipur on Friday reiterated the demand for a caste-based census.
Briefing media after the meeting, Jairam Ramesh, AICC general secretary in-charge of communications, informed that Kharge stressed on the need for caste census as a tool for social justice and empowerment.
He further said, “Kharge questioned PM Modi’s silence on the latest census that was scheduled in 2021.”
“The Congress President reminded that caste-based census was very important. This will be discussed during the plenary session too tomorrow,” he added.
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