Amid BJP’s try and nook the grand previous celebration over reservation for Muslims in Karnataka, former chief minister Siddaramaiah mentioned the Congress is dedicated to rising the reservation restrict from the present 50% to 75%. Making a case for a caste-based Census, the senior Congress chief mentioned his celebration may also enhance reservations for all castes based mostly on their inhabitants.
“Congress celebration is dedicated to rising the reservation restrict from 50% to 75%, and to extend reservation to all castes based mostly on their inhabitants,” Siddaramaiah, a Kuruba chief and Karnataka’s hottest OBC face, mentioned in a tweet.
With Congress trying to consolidate SC and OBC votes, the celebration has reignited the problem of caste census prior to now few days. Senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi made an aggressive pitch for a caste-based census and the elimination of fifty per cent ceiling on quota in his current speech in Karnataka’s Kolar, in a bid to show the tables on the BJP that had been gunning for him over his 2019 “Modi surname” remarks alleging that he insulted OBCs.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the identical subject. A number of opposition events have since then raised the pitch for a caste-based census within the nation and offering reservations to SCs, STs, and OBCs based mostly on their inhabitants.
The Bihar authorities is already conducting a caste-based survey following after a decision was handed unanimously within the state meeting. Whereas the BJP unit in Bihar had supported the decision, the BJP’s central management is but to answer the demand for a socio-economic and caste census now raised by the Congress celebration.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar mentioned the survey report would assist the federal government in higher implementation of welfare schemes for socially and economically deprived teams.
Samajwadi Celebration chief Akhilesh Yadav lately mentioned that it is going to be an necessary subject for the 2024 parliamentary elections and is getting help from regional events.
“‘Ram Rajya’ and ‘Samajwad’ is simply doable if a caste-based census will happen. Solely with the caste-based census Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas will occur, it’s going to convey brotherhood, finish discrimination, and strengthen democracy,” he mentioned.