Minister of Trade Unions for Railways and Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday that caste enumerations will be part of the next national census.
The report and quoted Vaishnaw as: “The Cabinet Committee for Political Affairs has decided today that caste enumerations should be included in the upcoming census.” However, the Minister did not announce the date for starting the census.
Nadda hails a decision to go to Congress
The head of the BJP JP Nadda welcomed the step of the center and called it “by a historical decision to include the census based on cash registers in the census.
At Congress, however, he pulled the “fulfillment of his political interests” and claimed that the other was always against the census. “For a long time, Congress has fulfilled its political interests by increasing the hostility between castes and making them an election bank.
“This unprecedented Modi Government decision will be a milestone in the expansion of social harmony and also in uplifting each section and increasing respect for backward troops. I express the gratitude of Modi for this historical decision for the prosperity of society as a whole,” Nadda added in his contribution to X.
Welcome to Bihar leader welcomed decision
Main Minister Bihar Nitish Kumar also welcomed the decision by saying: “The decision of the central government to make the census is welcome. The census will reveal the number of people different classes, which will help plan and develop their encouragement,” he said in the X.
Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav welcomes the decision by writing a long contribution to X. wrote: “Our ideological victory, our struggle for social justice is now in the next stage. Nevertheless, be implemented.”
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He attended his contribution “Long Live Social Justice!”
When he spoke to or, Yadav said, “It was our thirty-year demand. It is a victory for us-socialists and Lalu Yadav. Previously, all parties from Bihar met with PM, but denied our demand.
President Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag Paswan said it was an important decision in the national interest and said his party had called it for a long time. The decision will be a great step in the fair development of the country, said trade union minister and added that the caste census will help “make a fairer and more focused policy”.
Paswan said that “misleading claims” had been made about relations between him and the central government in this matter and that the decision was a clear answer to such rumors.
Amit Shah calls this “historical” decision, up cm yogi adityanath says “sincere gratitude”
The Minister of the Interior of the Union Amit Shah called it a historical decision and said the Modi government was determined to social justice. “At the CCPA meeting today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @Narendramodi, a message of a strong commitment to social equality and the rights of each part decided to include the caste census in the upcoming census,” he said in the X.
“Congress and its allies have opposed the census for decades against the caste census and played politics over it, while in opposition. This decision will seize all economically and socially backward classes, support integration and prepare new ways for progress neglected,” he added.
The main minister UTTAR Pradesh Yogi Adityanath described the decision by an unprecedented and “decisive initiative”. CM also took X and wrote: “The decision of CCPA led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include the caste census into the upcoming census in the total interest of 140 regional compatriots is unprecedented and welcome.”
“This is a decisive initiative to give their proper recognition and fair participation in government schemes back,” he said, adding, “Sincere gratitude respected by the Prime Minister.
“Help to decide on quotas requirements”
The leader of NCP (SP) Supriya Sule on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the center to make castes and stated that this step would help the government to take decisions on the reservation of various caste groups.
In the paper on X, Sule said: “Finally, the central government decided to make a census. This decision will throw a new light on the exact number of different castes in the country and their position.”
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“We welcome this decision and thank you sincerely to the Central Government. We hope that this process will be initiated first and completed at the specified time,” said Lok Sabha member of Baramami.
Cong, CPI takes credit, victory of claims
Congress MEP PRAMOD TIWARI called this victory for Congress staff and demanded an immediate government action. “It is the victory of congress parties. On April 9. We went through this resolution at the Ahmedabad meeting. It became a folk movement and after being surrounded and under human pressure, the government decided to do it.
CPI MP D Raja claimed that CPI was constantly demanding caste census and was one of the first divided in Bihar to support him at national level. He Told or, “The Communist Party of India Has Consistently Demanded and Caste Census. Our Party Is One of the First Parties in Bihar to Support the Caste Census at the National Level. Now Finally Agreed to HAVE and CASTE CENSUS.
(With the entry from agencies)
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