HYDERABAD: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he is fully committed to ensuring caste census in Telangana and in making the state a model for caste census in the country.Addressing a Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee meeting here, ahead of the commencement of caste survey from November 6 by the state government, he said caste census is the first process to be taken up to assess the extent and nature of discrimination.”So, I am fully committed to ensuring not only the caste census happens in Telangana, but that Telangana becomes a model for the caste census in the country,” he said.Furthermore, he said caste discrimination in India was “unique” and probably among the worst in the world and asserted, “will demolish artificial barrier of 50 per cent reservations in country.” Gandhi further said there may be some shortcomings in the caste survey to be taken up by the state government. However, these will be sorted out.
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