Asansol, May 1 -- Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi became nervous because of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's 'Jitni Aabadi Utna Haq' slogan and then decided to conduct a caste census.

"For the last several years, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, there has been a continuous demand in the country that there should be a caste census in the country...Rahul Gandhi's slogan is 'Jitni Aabadi Utna Haq', and due to this slogan, Prime Minister Modi has become nervous. This is the big victory," Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told reporters.

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal welcomed the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census and credited Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition R...