Rahul Gandhi Boosts ‘Caste Census’ Drive with #Gintikaro in X Bio; Congress Leaders To Observe Swimsuit

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday added #Gintikaro in his bio on the microblogging web site, X (previously Twitter) to spice up the social gathering’s ‘caste census’ drive forward of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

In line with sources, all Congress leaders and supporters will add the identical to their bios as part of a bigger ‘caste census’ marketing campaign. The social gathering has deliberate a sequence of occasions on the grassroots stage, too.

The Congress had, on Sunday, launched a ‘Ginti Karo’ marketing campaign video that includes Rahul Gandhi, which focuses on a nationwide caste census. The video is of 1 minute 53 seconds and was shared by Gandhi on social media platform X titled ‘Gine nahi jaoge to sune nahi jaoge, Isliye bohot hui ginti ab INDIA karega vinti’ (When you don’t rely, you received’t be heard! Therefore ‘Sufficient requested, now INDIA will rely’).

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday underlined his social gathering’s resolve to conduct a caste census if voted to energy, asserting that based mostly on this proper step together with financial mapping, the 50 per cent cap on reservation could be “uprooted”. Gandhi mentioned the Congress’ slogan is “rely” as a result of that may be step one in direction of justice.

In a publish in Hindi on X, the previous Congress president mentioned, “Have we ever puzzled who’s poor? What number of are there and in what situation? Is it not essential to rely all this?” The caste survey performed in Bihar revealed that 88 per cent of the poor inhabitants comes from Dalit, tribal, backward and minority communities, Gandhi mentioned. “The figures from Bihar are only a small glimpse of the actual image of the nation, we don’t even have an concept in what situation the poor inhabitants of the nation resides in,” he mentioned.

“That’s the reason we’re going to take two historic steps — caste census, financial mapping — on the idea of which we are going to uproot the reservation restrict of fifty per cent,” he mentioned. This step will “X-Ray” the nation and supply right reservations, rights and share to everybody, Gandhi mentioned.

“This is not going to solely assist in making the precise insurance policies and plans for the poor however may even assist in rescuing them from the battle of schooling, incomes, medicines, and join them to the mainstream of growth,” the Congress chief mentioned. “Subsequently, get up, and lift your voice, caste census is your proper and it’ll take you out of the darkness of difficulties, in direction of the sunshine,” he mentioned.

Congress basic secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned a complete socio-economic caste census will assist the federal government to grasp the varied points associated to the individuals. This may reveal the monetary situation of each household as info associated to property, debt burden, land, and earnings might be obtainable, Ramesh mentioned.

“The present caste construction of the nation might be identified. It is going to be identified which group is affluent and which is combating deprivation,” he mentioned. Knowledge on financial deprivation from the 2011 socio-economic caste census have been utilized by the central and state governments for a lot of functions — from figuring out MNREGA beneficiaries to meals safety beneficiaries, he mentioned.