Ayodhya, June 16 -- Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday said that former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav firstly raised the demand for the caste census and later it was given a push by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Prasad said that Akhilesh Yadav reiterated the demand in the 2022 UP Legislative Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He stated that caste census was included as one of the key promises in the manifesto of the party.

"The demand for a caste census was first raised by late Mulayam Singh Yadav. After him, SP National President Akhilesh Yadav continued this push. Be it the 2022 UP Assembly elections or the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, our party has consistently included caste census as a key promise in our manifesto--our mani...