New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said that the DMK will move a resolution in the present session of the state’s Assembly, seeking a nationwide caste census.>
While batting for the caste census, Stalin said that an internal reservation couldn’t be brought without a caste census, reported Hindustan Times.>
Stalin’s comments came after NDA ally PMK asked a question about the Vanniyar community getting internal reservation in jobs and education.>
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin took the opportunity to urge PMK leader G.K. Mani to speak to its ally BJP so that the Narendra Modi-led government in the Centre does the caste census done.>
“If we are to find a good solution to the issue, the Union government must soon undertake the caste census along with the population census. We have decided to move a resolution in the current session of the state assembly,” said Stalin, reported HT.>
Stalin said the issue of reservation for the Vanniyars can be resolved only if a caste-based census was conducted along with the general census, reported The Hindu.>
The demand for caste census was one of the main issues raised by the opposition and especially the INDIA Alliance in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.>
Politicians such as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi have repeatedly demanded a nationwide caste census. Gandhi had even said that if the Congress comes to power, the first task the new government would undertake would be conducting the caste census.>