New Delhi, May 6 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating the party's long-standing demand for a caste census and laying out three specific suggestions to be considered in the process.

In his letter, Kharge criticized the government for not responding to his earlier communication in April 2023 and accused the BJP leadership of attacking the Congress for raising what he called a legitimate and necessary demand.

"I wrote to you on 16 April 2023 and placed before you the demand of the Indian National Congress to conduct a caste census. Unfortunately, I did not receive any reply to that letter. Thereafter, your party leaders and you yourself continuously attacked the Congress Party an...