Lucknow, May 6 -- Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties for taking credit for the caste-census, accusing them of ignoring the demand during their time in power.

Speaking to ANI, Rajbhar questioned the Congress, Samajwadi Party, BSP, and the RJD for failing to act on the issue despite being in power. He claimed that his party has been at the forefront of the fight for a caste census from the very beginning.

"Congress couldn't conduct a caste-census even after being in power for 60 years. Samajwadi Party, BSP, and RJD couldn't get it done even while supporting Congress. People took ministries like Defence and Railways just to enjoy the benefits, but never remembered caste-based census then. Ak...