Congress dismisses caste census announcement as 'diversionary tactic' of government

NEW DELHI: Congress Thursday said PM Narendra Modi had last year dubbed Rahul Gandhi 's demand for a caste census an "urban naxal mindset", poking fun at BJP functionaries for taking credit for the govt decision to count caste in the much-awaited decennial census. It said the central govt has not clarified the timeline for the census, which is overdue for five years, saying the Prime Minister has given "headline without deadline" which is a "diversionary tactic", reports Subodh Ghildiyal.

The CWC will meet on Friday to discuss the govt decision on caste enumeration, and may pile further pressure on the govt over its demands linked to the issue, besides amplifying the point that the BJP regime buckled under Rahul's pressure. The CWC will also discuss the Pahalgam attack.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said RSS and Jan Sangh have been opposed to reservations from the start, and they have no right to criticize Congress, as he rebuffed the BJP's attacks on the opposition party over caste census.