Caste census: Cong view with consensus
In a tactical move, particularly when most of the Opposition favoured inclusion of caste in the ongoing census exercise, the Congress on Tuesday said, it did not have an “independent view” on the issue and would rather go with the “consensus” evolved by the government.
When asked to make the party’s official stand on the issue, as the deadline for giving views has lapsed on August 7, AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari said, “The UPA government has been endeavouring to build a consensus on the issue. Congress will be with whatever consensus the UPA government evolves.”
Almost all political parties have given their views on the inclusion of caste in the census. The main Opposition BJP has favoured the inclusion along with parties like the SP, RJD and JD(U).
Congress is the only party, which has yet to give its opinion to the group of ministers, headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. The core group of the party, comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi met on Monday to deliberate on the issue.
Meanwhile, sources in the government revealed that since overwhelming majority of the party has favoured inclusion of caste in the census, the group of ministers is most likely to give its nod on the issue.
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