BJP-RSS thwarting holistic development by avoiding caste census: Rahul Gandhi

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for deliberately avoiding caste census in the country and said that it (caste census) would give a new direction to development and facilitate a new political set up to take charge.

Rahul Gandhi, also a former Congress president, was speaking at a function to mark the birth anniversary of freedom fighter and social reformer Jaglal Choudhary. Born in Dalit (Pasi) family of Garkha village in Saran, Choudhary had quit his study of MBBS and joined the freedom movement on the call of Mahatma Gandhi. He is also known as Gandhi of Bihar and commands tremendous respect among his community.