The central government had announced to conduct caste census on 30 April. In such a situation, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the demand for caste census.
He has also given three suggestions to conduct the survey. In his letter, Kharge criticized the government for not responding to his earlier letters on 16 April 2023.
Kharge said- I did not get any response to that letter. After that, today, you are accepting yourself that this demand is in social interest. Kharge also advised PM Modi to talk to all political parties.
Kharge also referred to the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April. Congress party leader Jairam Ramesh has shared the post on X and supported Kharge’s demand.
Jairam Ramesh said that after the CWC meeting on May 2, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Modi.
Mallikarjun Kharge’s three suggestions to Modi
The design of survey questions is important. Kharge demanded to adopt the Telangana model to prepare the questions.
The government urged the government to remove arbitrary 50% reservation limit for SC, ST and OBC. He also asked the laws of other states to be included in the ninth schedule of the Constitution. (The ninth schedule of the Constitution is a list of central and state laws that cannot be challenged in court)
Article 15 (5) of the Constitution was asked to execute, which was introduced on 20 January 2006 to provide reservation for SC, ST and OBC in private educational institutions.
