Raipur, May 6 -- Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma has raised pointed questions about the caste census, accusing Congress of seeking credit for an initiative they did not undertake during their years in power. In a media interaction, Sharma outlined the long tenure of Congress governments and emphasised that the caste census was never conducted, even though the party had a significant hold on power for decades.

"I want to ask everyone through media, 16 years, Nehru was PM, but caste census was not conducted, 15 years Indira Gandhi was PM but she did not conduct caste census, 10 years Man Mohan Singh, 5 years Rajiv Gandhi...none of them conducted caste census...they never did caste census but they (Congress) still want credi...