congress working committee Caste-based enumeration in the CWC meeting to be held here on Monday, and Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana And Mizoram Mainly the election strategy for the upcoming assembly elections is going to be discussed. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi And Rahul Gandhi, Chief Ministers of all Congress-ruled states and top party leaders will discuss in the meeting the party’s emphasis on conducting a nationwide caste-based census and its future implications, besides election preparations and deliberations in poll-bound states.
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caste based calculation Concern has been expressed in view of the party’s demand for this as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently accused the Congress of trying to divide Hindus by advocating for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). CWC regular member and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi Rahul Gandhi Recently expressed concern over the slogan of ‘Jitni Abadi, Utna Haq’ and argued that it is tantamount to approving majoritarianism.
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After Congress distanced itself from Abhishek Singhvi’s comments, he soon deleted his post on ‘X’. But concerns remain in a section of the party due to the politically sensitive call for caste-based enumeration. Meanwhile, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Center intensified its attacks on the Congress, saying it (Congress) has never been in favor of caste-based enumeration and (former Prime Minister) Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the Mandal Commission in Parliament. did.
Congress adopted principled stand to insist on caste based enumeration
Congress has adopted a principled stand to emphasize caste-based enumeration to counter the Hindutva agenda of the BJP. After the release of caste-based census report in Bihar, Congress-ruled Rajasthan also issued orders on Saturday to conduct caste-based survey. In Chhattisgarh too, Congress has announced that it will conduct caste-based census if it remains in power.
Karnataka state has already announced
Congress-ruled Karnataka has already announced to conduct such a census and its results are likely to be released later this year. The agenda of the CWC meeting to be held on Monday is to strengthen the party’s strategy in the five election states. The Congress is trying to retain power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and is hoping to oust the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana and Mizo National Front in Mizoram.
Leaders of opposition parties are facing the action of central agencies
The CWC meeting is taking place at a time when leaders of some opposition parties are facing action by central agencies. The latest action in this regard is the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The Congress has condemned the arrest of Rajya Sabha member Singh but also pointed to similar action taken against its leaders in Punjab, where the Aam Aadmi Party is in power. Apart from this, AAP’s farmers unit chief Sukhpal Khaira has been arrested in a drug-related case.
The first meeting of CWC was held in Hyderabad on 16 September.
This meeting of the top decision-making body in the Congress is being held three weeks after the first meeting of the reconstituted CWC was held in Hyderabad on September 16. Apart from the Chief Ministers of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, leaders of Congress Legislative Party in five election states will also participate in the CWC meeting.