In the second clip, the PM, when asked about the Congress demand for a caste census, says it is part of the “urban naxal mindset”.While there was no immediate reaction from the BJP, party chief JP Nadda had said after Sunday’s NDA meeting that a census of castes was always part of the ruling alliance’s imagination, noting that the Bihar government headed by JD(U) leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was the first to do it.The resolution has made it clear that the NDA does not believe in caste politics but acknowledges the need for a caste census to bring into the mainstream of development the deprived, exploited, Dalits and others left behind.It is the need of the society, he added.The Centre last month announced that caste enumeration will be part of the next population census, with the inclusion of caste details for the first time since independence.Opposition parties, including the Congress, had been demanding a nationwide caste census, making it a major election issue.Some states like Bihar, Telangana and Karnataka have conducted such surveys.
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