The caste census always been a burning topic over which political parties verbally fought over, took a sharp turn on Monday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress of intentionally misleading the public about the Centre’s stand on these matters. BJP’s spokesperson, Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi while, addressing the reporters in New Delhi said the government has no ill intention behind the census and a nation-wide census will take place based on socioeconomics and caste components.
The recent congress remarks on the census fueled the reactive response from Dr. Trivedi as he said, “There is no ambiguity”, and the statement by congress is a known attempt to mislead the public over the caste census. The government has clear standing in this matter and will be proceeding forward with their decision to conduct the census.
In his further reactive response, he said Congress is only trying to create a confusion around the technical and legal framework that handles such exercises. “The job of conducting census is sole responsibility of the Central government not of any individual State government, this should be understood by Congress”, said Dr. Trivedi. The statement was an indication towards what is going on in Telangana, he said Congress must understand that what is going on in Telangana is not a census but a survey and both are totally different terms and have different legal validity and execution.
The political observers believed that census would always be a hot topic for politics as the election are nearing, both Congress and BJP are trying to curve the public opinion in their favor. The assembly election in several states is around the corner, and the 2029 general election is also closing in both parties are trying to improvise so they can please a large no. of the public with diverse background.
In the final message, Dr. Trivedi emphasized, that the Centre is committed to transparency and accuracy in data collection. As the debate continues, the spotlight remains firmly on how political narratives shape public opinion — and whether the caste census becomes a tool for genuine representation or yet another point of contention in the nation’s political arena.
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