Bengaluru, May 28 -- Alleging that certain forces are deliberately attempting to spread caste-based discord in the country, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Dr Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, on Wednesday said the Union Government will not hesitate to counter such efforts firmly. "Some people in this country want to spread caste-based discord. That is why, sometimes, a thorn must be removed with a thorn, and poison must be countered with poison," Dr Agrawal told reporters here, in a sharp attack on politically motivated caste surveys conducted by state governments. Asserting that the constitutional authority to conduct any census lies exclusively with the Union Government, the senior BJP lead...