Mumbai, July 26 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, addressing an OBC-focused public meeting in Delhi on Friday, publicly admitted that failing to push for a caste census earlier was a personal mistake and vowed to correct it by prioritising such surveys in all Congress-ruled states. Speaking at the 'Bhagidari Nyay Sammelan' at Talkatora Stadium, Gandhi described the recent caste census in Telangana as a "political earthquake" that would send tremors throughout the country.

Reflecting on his 21-year-long political journey, Gandhi said while he made significant contributions in areas like land acquisition, MGNREGA, and tribal rights, he fell short on safeguarding the interests of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). "I did not understand the OBC i...