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The forthcoming caste census is set to prioritise backward classes, a decision that has ignited debates over the implications for their reservation rights, informed Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal on Tuesday.

Moreover, Samal criticised opposition BJD and Congress for their alleged confusing stance on the caste census in a presser.

Samal accused the opposition of opposing the initiative habitually without considering their own past actions.

"Those who have been opposing merely for the sake of opposition should first introspect," said the senior saffron party leader.

Samal alleged that despite being in power for an extended ...