New Delhi, June 16, 2025 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says "BJP withdrew support to the VP Singh government on the Mandal Commission in August 1991, and they started the Camandal agitation to counter the Mandal agitation. So let's not get into this history. I can also go into the history of how the RSS opposed the Constitution of India beginning November 1949 and how Yogi Adityanath has opposed reservations, how RSS leaders have opposed reservations... According to the Constitution of India, the Seventh Schedule, the census is the responsibility of the central government. If the centre does not want to carry out the census, there is no alternative left for states except to do caste surveys. Various states have done caste surveys, including Telangana, Karnataka and Bihar. The Prime Minister has consistently opposed the caste census…”
