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Kharge suggested removing of 50 per cent ceiling on reservations for SC, ST and OBCs by a Constitutional amendment. Read further on Dynamite News
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday made three suggestions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on caste enumeration in the upcoming census one of which is removing the 50 per cent ceiling on reservation.
In a letter to PM Modi, which Khrage had posted on his social media handle X said, "You have now announced, without providing any details, that the next Census (that was actually due in 2021) will include caste as a separate category as well. I have three suggestions for your consideration”.
Kharge said that design of the census questionnaire is crucial and asked the “Union Home Ministry to draw upon the Telangana model — both the methodology adopted for finalising the questionnaire, as well as the final set of questions asked”.
He also suggested removing of 50 per cent ceiling on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs, by a Constitutional amendments which he said was “arbitrarily imposed”.
Kharge’s third suggestion is to implement Article 15(5) that provides reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in private educational institutions as well.
“Conducting any exercise such as the caste census which gives the backward, the oppressed and the marginalised sections of our society, their rights cannot and should not be considered divisive in any way. Our great nation and our large-hearted people have always come together as one whenever needed, just as we have done after the recent cowardly terrorist attacks in Pahalgam,” Kharge said.
He said, “Congress believes that conducting caste census in the comprehensive manner suggested above is absolutely necessary to ensure social and economic justice and equality of status and opportunity as pledged in the Preamble of our Constitution”.
He further hoped that his suggestions would receive serious consideration and also urged the Prime Minister to have a dialogue with all political parties soon on the issue of the caste census.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in the second week of April targetted Modi Govt for “dictatorial” atmosphere in the country.
Congress President Mallikarjun, while addressing delegates on the final day of the Congress session here in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, targeted at the Modi Government Government and said, that a "dictatorial" atmosphere is prevailing in the country.
He said that national assets are being "handed over" to select industrialists, which is widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
The Congress President stated, "Common people are facing oppression, Opposition is being targeted, and Dalits are being subjected to discrimination — something that cannot be forgiven."
He stated that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi believes the education system is the biggest issue facing society. She emphasizes the urgent need for reform to ensure that children from poor and Dalit communities are not denied access to education and have the opportunity to pursue higher studies.
