Lucknow, May 2 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday reiterated his party's commitment to conducting a caste census if voted to power, asserting that it was crucial for ensuring social justice and securing rights for marginalised communities.

"The PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) community and 90 per cent of the country's population are in favour of this census. This is the first step after which we will get our rights, which is the vision of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar," Yadav said while addressing a press conference in Lucknow.

In a separate announcement, Yadav promised to install a grand statue of Maharaja Suheldev at the Gomti Riverfront in Lucknow if the Samajwadi Party forms the government in Uttar Pradesh....