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Caste census: Congress targets BJP with Supreme Court affidavit, Parliament reply

IndiaTimes Sunday, 4 May 2025 ()
Despite Congress's claim that PM Modi reversed his stance on caste enumeration due to their pressure, the party highlighted the government's 2021 decision against a caste census and its plea to the Supreme Court to avoid ordering one. Congress is now questioning Modi's apparent U-turn and directing state units to rally for caste census implementation and the removal of reservation barriers.
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 For over seven decades, the Congress Caste Census story has been one of deception. While the party projected itself as a voice of social justice, it quietly suppressed real empowerment—caste data. The Congress Caste Census issue resurfaced in Karnataka, where data was buried for years. From the...

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