Satna: Caste census is a revolutionary step that can change the lives of the folks, mentioned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday, stressing that his celebration will get the survey carried out in Madhya Pradesh in addition to at nationwide if voted to energy.
He was addressing a rally at Satna in MP the place meeting elections might be held on November 17.
“After coming to power in the state, the first thing to be done is conducting a caste census to know the exact number of OBCs in Madhya Pradesh. It is like an X-ray which will reveal all (number of other backward class) and accordingly policies will be framed for their welfare,” he mentioned.
The Congress may also perform caste census on the nationwide stage if it is delivered to energy on the Centre, he mentioned, calling the train a “revolutionary and life-changing step for the people”.
Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi all the time used to say that he was an OBC however stopped speaking about it quickly after the Congress chief raised the difficulty of conducting a caste census within the nation.
In Madhya Pradesh, the previous Congress president mentioned, that of the 53 IAS officers who run the state, just one is an OBC.
“This means that if the state’s total budget is Rs 100, then the OBC official has control over just 33 paisa or .03 per cent,” he claimed.
Gandhi additionally alleged that due to debt-related hardships, 18,000 farmers have died by suicide in MP previously 18 years.
Referring to unemployment, he mentioned that Demonetisation and Items and Providers Tax (GST) “attacked” small-medium companies and merchants. “It resulted in this (joblessness) situation in the country,” Gandhi mentioned.
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