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Modi govt refuses to conduct caste census, said- 'it is very difficult to count OBC'
- The Modi government at the Center has refused to conduct the caste census. In the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the government has described it as a difficult task.
- After this affidavit, the situation has become clear that the central government is going to conduct the 2021 census as before.
- NDA ally Nitish Kumar and Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav met the PM and demanded it, the assurance was received at that time.
- Let us tell you that by filing a petition in the Supreme Court, the Maharashtra government had asked for the data of the OBC community. This data was regarding 27 percent reservation.
- Responding to this petition, the Center had said that the govt does not have any concrete data on the count of every caste. The govt admitted that the 2011 census is full of mistakes.