Darbhanga (Bihar), May 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was against caste census but under his sustained pressure, announced a national-level enumeration.
The leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha defied district administration's order to shift his venue and addressed the students at Ambedkar hostel in Darbhanga during which he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was against caste census. It was his pressure that forced the PM to get prepared for a national level caste census, which would be in the interest of deprived and oppressed sections of society, he added.
"We want caste census should be conducted fairly and in a proper way so that a real picture of the status of those who lagged behind...