Akhilesh reiterates demand for caste-based census

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has demanded caste-based census for enumerating the numerical strength of each caste group in the state.

The SP chief charged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Government has so far ignored the demand for the caste-based census to deny the Other Backward Classes their rightful share in the power structure.

Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday met representatives of several bodies of OBCs, including Tailik Sahu Rathore Samaj, and several others.

He said the SP had consistently raised the demand for caste-based census and all social groups of OBCs trusted only the SP as this party could alone fulfill their aspirations.

Ahead of the recently concluded UP assembly election, Akhilesh Yadav had promised to go in for caste-based census in UP if voted to power. He had alleged that the BJP-led Central government was shy of conducting it, fearing that the caste census in the country would lead to the backward class people demanding their rights and due respect.

Interestingly, during the seven phases of the UP Assembly elections, Akhilesh Yadav did not mention this issue. The SP chief had conducted a state-wide election campaign from November 2021 to the end of February this year.

Addressing the delegates at the SP state office here on Sunday, Akhilesh Yadav said, “The BJP Government at the Centre does not want to conduct caste census as it knows that backwards will demand their right and due respect after it. This is the biggest demand of backwards and Dalits,”

Promising to launch a sustained campaign demanding caste-based census, Akhilesh Yadav said the SP would ensure that the backwards got their rights.

He alleged that the BJP was conspiring to abolish reservations for Scheduled Castes and OBCs in government jobs and educational institutions.

Alleging that the BJP intended to monopolise power both at the Centre and the State, Akhilesh Yadav said, “The wealth of the nation has now been centralised in a few hands and a parallel economy is flourishing under the BJP rule.”

Courtesy : Daily pioneer

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