Patna, May 1 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Union Cabinet's decision to include the caste census in the national census, while launching a sharp attack on the Congress saying the PM washed away "countless sins" of Congress by approving caste census.

Speaking to ANI in Patna, Singh said, "From Nehru to Manmohan Singh, the Congress government has committed many sins towards the poor and social equality. PM Narendra Modi has washed away these sins by approving the caste census..."

He alleged that successive Congress governments, including those led by Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, failed to prioritize caste-based data despite invoking Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's legacy.

"From Nehru to M...