New Delhi, March 21 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has once again rallied behind caste census, calling it an important step towards bringing out "truth of inequality and discrimination". He also asserted that the system of merit was "unfair and upper class narrative," prompting a severe backlash from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Rahul Gandhi made the remarks in a post along with a video of his interaction with former UGC chairman and academician Sukhdeo Thorat.

Speaking of the merit system in India, Rahul Gandhi said, "There is a completely flawed concept of merit where I confuse my social position with my capability. For anybody to say that our education system or our bureaucratic entry systems are fair to Dalits, OBCs and tribals - ...