Caste Census Announced: Centre's Big Move To Empower The Invisible
The BJP has taken the sting out of the biggest opposition plank, that's caste census. A decision which will have huge socio-political implications. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has approved caste enumeration in the forthcoming population census. Taking a dig at the Congress, Ashwini Vaishnaw who addressed the press after the cabinet said Congress and its INDIA alliance partners have used caste census time and again as a political tool. It said the previous UPA governments failed to conduct a caste census but held surveys. Is the caste census just about empowering the invisible or is it a political battle setting the tone for poll battles in the east and South in 2026? Or is it BJP's latest Brahmastra?
