Srinagar, May 1 -- Calling the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census as LoP Rahul Gandhi's "victory," Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday said that the caste census will give positivity to the scenario of democracy.

"Caste census will give positivity to the scenario of democracy here. Rahul Gandhi's slogan is that there should be as much participation as the population... This will change the picture of development. This is a welcome step, but it should be time-bound; the government has to give a time frame... This is Rahul Gandhi's victory... The government could not bear the pressure mounting from the whole country and announced it (caste census)," Tariq Hameed Karra told ...