Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) on Thursday witnessed stormy scenes and an adjournment over the caste census demand by the Samajwadi Social gathering (SP) members. Throughout the zero hour, the SP members moved an adjournment movement demanding dialogue over their demand for caste census in the state.
SP member Swami Prasad Maurya mentioned from 1872 to 1931, the nation recurrently had a caste census however since then no census information had come out. “Due to the dearth of caste-wise information, advantages can’t be rightfully given to those that deserve them. The BJP when it was not in energy had demanded a caste census however now it has been shying away from it,” he mentioned.
One other SP chief Naresh Uttam Patel, who can be social gathering’s state unit chief, mentioned a caste census was crucial for social justice and for a share in advantages as per the share in the inhabitants. He mentioned based on the 1931 census, there have been 52% backwards and now they will need to have crossed 65% due to the addition of extra castes to backward courses.
He mentioned due to the calls for from the socialists, the Congress authorities did a caste census in 2011 however the BJP authorities didn’t make the information public. When the BJP was not in energy, BJP leaders Gopinath Munde and Rajnath Singh had demanded the caste census, he mentioned.
The movement moved by Naresh Uttam Patel, Swami Prasad Maurya, Lal Bihari Yadav, Shahnawaz Khan and others mentioned that the Samajwadi Social gathering had been demanding the caste census repeatedly and that individuals had been agitated due to the dearth of the caste census and its information.
Responding to SP members’ statements, deputy chief minister and chief of the home Keshav Prasad Maurya mentioned: “You had been sleeping over it while you had the federal government in the state 4 instances. Now that you’ve got misplaced energy, you might be frightened about getting again to energy, however you aren’t coming again to energy until 2047 as a result of the federal government led by PM Modi is caring for all of the castes and communities on the motto of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas (welfare of all) in contrast to yours motto of welfare of a bit.”
He mentioned the caste census was a central topic and never of the state. At this, the SP started sloganeering and entered the effectively and sat there on the ground. When the SP members didn’t budge, chairperson Kunwar Manvendra Singh adjourned the home for quarter-hour.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Thursday handed 4 payments specifically Uttar Pradesh City Native Self Authorities Legal guidelines (Modification) Invoice, 2023; Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Modification) Invoice, 2023; Uttar Pradesh Non-public College (Modification) Invoice, 2023 and Uttar Pradesh Non-public College (Second Modification) Invoice, 2023.