The supremo of BSP Mayawati has surrounded the central government regarding the caste census. Referring to the affidavit in the Supreme Court, the BSP chief said that the OBC politics of the BJP has been exposed. He said that the demand for conducting caste census of OBC classes like SC-ST has gained momentum all over the country.
Mayawati wrote on social media account that the Central Government's categorical refusal to conduct the caste census of the backward classes by filing an affidavit in the Supreme Court is very serious and worrying. The BSP chief further wrote that the demand for conducting a caste census of OBC classes like SC and ST has gained momentum in the whole country. But the entire society is unhappy and their future is going away due to the categorical refusal of the Center.
Let us tell you that the union government has made it clear that the central government will not get the OBC castes counted in the census. The Central government has said in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court that such a census is not practical. This policy is in force in the nation since 1951. The government has decided to continue with it this time also. Under the already existing policy, only SC, ST, religious and linguistic groups will be counted.
In response to a petition by the Maharashtra government, the Center government has filed this affidavit. The court had sought a response from the Center government on the demand to collect and make public the caste data of the population. Now the Social Justice Ministry has filed a written reply saying that it will not be practical to calculate the backward castes. The Central government has said that the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) conducted in 2011 cannot be termed as OBC census.
