Caste census News
Central Government declares that a census of the population of India shall be taken during the year 2027, gazette notification issued.
Notification to conduct the Census will be published in the official gazette on June 16, 2025.
The Bihar Elections are expected to be held between October and November this year.
In the May 5 letter, Kharge has put forth his three suggestions for the PM’s consideration on the issue of caste census.
Chirag Paswan has been a key player in Bihar politics and is now vocally saying that his future is in Bihar.
Caste Census: In India, the census is conducted every 10 years. The last census took place in 2011. The next was scheduled for 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy welcomed the move, calling it a 'historic step' and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for responding to the growing demand for social data-driven governance.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that the caste census is a new dimension of development.
The Congress has written to the government in the past and raised the issue in Parliament while demanding a nationwide caste census.
Caste Census: The decision comes amid repeated demand from the opposition to hold nationwide caste census in the country.
The survey was commissioned in 2015 under the leadership of then-Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Bihar Polls: The Congress leader further said that people from weaker sections of society are being treated as second-class citizens and added that the RJD-Congress-Left Mahagathbandhan will work for the uplift of Dalits, EBCs, women of Bihar.
While addressing a ‘Maha Rally’ to defend the Constitution at Ramleela Maidan in the national capital, Kharge reiterated Rahul Gandhi’s stance on the caste census, saying that it will reveal who has what participation and share in the country.
As the poll campaigning in Maharashtra and Jhrkhand heats up, Rahul Gandhi throws an open challanege at PM Modi over the caste census.
Rahul Gandhi said that the caste system has been designed in such a way that the upper-caste people fail to see the bias prevalent in the society.
Lalu Prasad Yadav said that the opposition bloc INDIA will put pressure on the centre with so much intensity that it will be compelled to carry out the census.
RSS convention also shed light on the alleged numerous conversion activities by missionaries in Tamil Nadu stating these will be taken seriously.
Chirag Paswan reiterated his party's position, stating, "My party has always kept its stand clear that it is in favour of the caste census. We want the caste census to happen."
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