Tamil Nadu Govt to Pass Resolution in Assembly Seeking Nationwide Caste Census: MK Stalin

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.

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