Bengaluru, July 16 -- Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot today reiterated the party's demand for a nationwide caste-based census, stating that such a move is essential to address growing inequalities in the country.
Speaking in Bengaluru following a key meeting of the newly-formed OBC Advisory Council, Gehlot said, "Rahul Gandhi had made a clear appeal yesterday-to the people of India and the Union government-that a caste census must be conducted. It's been 70 years since independence, yet discrimination and economic disparity among SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, and the poor from all communities continue to widen."
Gehlot argued that a caste-based economic survey is critical to shaping targeted welfare p...