Firmly rejecting the charge that caste census would divide the society, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on October 7 said the caste surveys were needed to remove social, economic and political inequities in the society.
When his attention was drawn to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reported opposition to caste census, Mr Siddaramaiah said the economic, social and political status of different castes in the country after 76 years of independence should be known to take up poverty alleviation programmes and ensure equality in the society.
