The issue of caste census was raised loudly in the first meeting of the OBC Standing Committee. Opposition MPs demanded a discussion on caste census with the Home Ministry. JDU also supported this demand. At the same time, JDU leader KC Tyagi said that Kangana is not a spokesperson of BJP. People across the country are in favor of conducting caste census.
The statement of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh has once again created political heat. Kangana has said that there should be no caste census in the country. Congress and other opposition parties have raised questions on this. Meanwhile, the first meeting of the OBC Standing Committee was held on Thursday, in which the issue of caste census was also raised strongly. In this meeting, opposition MPs demanded a discussion on caste census from the Home Ministry. Leaders of Congress, JDU, TMC and DMK were present in this meeting of the OBC Standing Committee.
Congress says that Kangana's statement clearly shows that BJP is not in the mood for caste census. JDU has also supported the demand for a debate on caste census. JDU said that it is in favor of conducting caste census across the country. At the same time, JDU leader KC Tyagi said on Kangana's statement that Kangana Ranaut is not a spokesperson of BJP. At the same time, Congress's Manikam Tagore, DMK's TR Balu, TMC's Kalyan Banerjee and JDU's Girdhari Yadav also demanded a discussion on caste census from the Home Ministry.
We will conduct caste census: Supriya Srinet
On Kangana's census statement, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinet said that BJP is against caste census and will not conduct it at all. BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has made this clear. In such a situation, the question is whether this is the official stand of BJP? How long will BJP continue to deprive Dalits, tribals and backward classes of their rights? You do not conduct caste census, we will conduct caste census.