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GoM
clears caste in census from biometric stage |
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Abhanpur block, located 10 kilometres from Raipur, the capital of
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New Delhi:
Union Finance Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha,
Pranab Mukherjee, on Thursday said that the Central Government will
not allow caste-based census to affect the integrity of the head
count in the country.
Assuring members of the Lok Sabha on this issue, Mukherjee said that
the views of all political parties would be kept in mind when
determining the process and mechanism to be adopted for the
caste-based census.
He revealed that the Union Cabinet is yet to take a decision on the
issue, and added that the house would be informed about it at an
appropriate time.
Mukherjee's assurances, however, did not cut ice with the
opposition, which repeatedly objected to the decision of a Group of
Ministers to include caste in census at the biometric stage.
Proceedings in the Lower House were interrupted twice, forcing the
Speaker to adjourn deliberations till 2 p.m.
Earlier, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed
that the inclusion of caste in census at the biometric stage
amounted to befooling the people.
Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav said if this was done, the
exercise would not be completed in 100 years.
He received support from leaders and representatives of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the
Samajwadi Party (SP), as also from the RJD.
The opposition raised slogans in favour of a head count of every
citizen on a caste basis.
In the din, Trinamool Congress members, led by Sudip Bandopadhyay,
also tried to raise the issue of an attempt on the life of Railway
Minister Mamata Banerjee a few days back.
As the pandemonium showed no signs of ending, the Speaker adjourned
proceedings. (ANI)
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