Tag: Cast census

By Abdul Bari Masoud New Delhi:  As the demand for a caste census is fast gaining momentum, the main opposition Congress on Friday set up a committee to study the matters related to caste census. The move would put more pressure on the Modi government which is “running away" from a caste-based census as it will jeopardize its ideological mentor’s (RSS) casteless society project. Sensing that the issue has already become a hot-button issue, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi has constituted a 7-member committee under the leadership of   senior party leader...