Gandhi said a caste census across the country is “important to find out how much participation OBCs, Dalits and workers have in the bureaucracy and other sectors”.”The aim of the caste census is not just to know about the count of various castes but their participation in the country’s wealth as well…We don’t want a caste survey like the Bihar government did. The exercise which the Bihar government had done was just to befool people,” the Congress leader alleged.He also claimed that the 50 per cent cap on reservations for people belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs is “not enough”.”We will increase the cap for the benefit of the majority of the people. A few select organisations, including RSS and its people, industrial houses are running the country,” he claimed.The country’s Constitution is “not just a book” but “talks about atrocities and difficulties faced by Dalits”, he said.Speaking on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘true independence’ remark, Gandhi alleged, “His remark about India’s true independence after the Ram temple consecration is against the Constitution. The BJP and the RSS are undermining the Constitution and neglecting marginalised communities. ” He also said the political fight is on between “those who want to save the Constitution and ones who are spreading hatred”.
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