Balasore, May 2 -- Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Friday attacked the Congress party for trying to take credit for the announcement of a caste census, saying that despite being in power for so long, it never conducted such a census.

Speaking to ANI, the Odisha Deputy CM said, "For the first time, the government has agreed to the caste census. I thank the Union Cabinet for that. Today, the people of Congress claim credit, but they have been in power for so long and have never conducted such a census. OBC has suffered a huge loss because of that..."

This comes after posters were placed outside the Congress office, showing Rahul Gandhi's long-standing demands for a caste census. They stated, "Didn't we say? Modi Ji will hav...