Rahul Gandhi says caste census to ‘bring out truth of inequality’, BJP reacts

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, has reaffirmed his call for the caste census, describing it as a crucial step in exposing the "truth of inequality and discrimination." Gandhi said this in an X post and a video of his conversation with Sukhdeo Thorat, a scholar and former head of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

"I had a detailed discussion with Prof Thorat, a well-known academician, economist, expert on Dalit issues, and member of the study committee on caste census in Telangana, on the Mahad Satyagraha and the ongoing struggle of Dalits for access to administration, education, bureaucracy and resources," Gandhi stated on Thursday.

“On March 20, 1927, Ambedkar had directly challenged caste discrimination through the Mahad Satyagraha,” the Congress MP from Raebareli added. It was a struggle for equality and respect as much as for the right to water. Gandhi stated, "This struggle for the 'rightful share', which started 98 years ago, is still ongoing."