Caste Census Takes Centre Stage With Amit Shah Saying BJP Never Opposed It

Amit Shah said the BJP was never against the idea of a caste census but would give proper thought before implementing this exercise.

Caste census has taken the centre stage in national politics with Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday clarifying that the BJP never opposed to such a survey.

Releasing the BJP manifesto in Chhattisgarh, Mr Shah said the BJP was never against the idea of a caste census but would give proper thought before implementing this exercise.

This is in sharp contrast to the cabinet decision for undertaking the census in 2021 (which has been delayed because of the pandemic) without caste enumeration and the centre opposing a caste census in the Supreme Court.