Caste Census: “PM Modi may not accept…”: Siddaramaiah says caste census decision was influenced by Rahul Gandhi’s campaign

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday praised the Centre for its decision to include caste in the census operation. However, he urged the government to also conduct social, economic and educational surveys with the caste census.In Karnataka, his government conducted not only caste census but also social, economic and educational surveys. The government is working to revise its retention policy and increase the booking cap based on data collected by the survey.
The caste-based census will help the government propose a science-based retention policy. The Supreme Court has also repeatedly stressed that such investigations are required whenever a case is reviewed in connection with a reservation case.
Siddaramaiah praised AICC leader Rahul Gandhi for what he said was a consistent campaign to require a caste census and increase the cap on bookings. Prime Minister Narenda Modi may not accept his decision being influenced by Gandhi’s campaign, but the state will accept it, CM said.

The popular development is that the BJP, which once attacked the government, said that the caste census would bring public tensions and divide the Indian teaching associations, finally accepting the importance of the caste census.

The Karnataka Cabinet, a special situated in Bangalore, held two weeks ago in Bangalore, discussed the findings of the controversial caste census and will be held again on May 2 for discussion. Some ministers representing the dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities conveyed the emotions of their community and religious directors and registered their protests in the committees of the back class, breaking their communities. They say the wise anatomy of the seed shows that in reality, the community population has dropped sharply.