Caste census: Union Minister Pradhan accuses Rahul of tarnishing PM post

After years of snubbing the opposition's demands, the Indian executive changes its line and decides to include the caste division in the next census. Behind the political move, there are the electoral pressures and the increasing weight of the disadvantaged castes. No official date, but according to the local media the census should be held in 2026.

It is clear that the BJP is going to contest the Bihar elections with its traditional nationalism agenda, but there is no change in Rahul Gandhi's mission - the Congress leader's entire focus seems to be on caste politics.

Caste census: Union Minister Pradhan accuses Rahul of tarnishing PM post

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday accused Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing the prime minister post by claiming that Narendra Modi has agreed to a caste census "out of fear".He accused Gandhi of misleading the public on the issue of caste census and demanded that the former Congress chief apologise to PM Modi.In a major policy shift, the government last month announced that the next decadal census will include caste …