Telangana: BRS demands immediate Census, caste enumeration

Former MP and senior BRS leader B. Vinod Kumar has demanded that the Union Government immediately announce the schedule for the long-pending decadal Census, along with a caste-based enumeration

Hyderabad: Former MP and senior BRS leader B. Vinod Kumar has demanded that the Union Government immediately announce the schedule for the long-pending decadal Census, along with a caste-based enumeration. Citing reports of a Cabinet decision on April 30 to conduct a caste census, he welcomed the development but criticized the lack of an official roadmap or notification.

In a statement, Vinod Kumar said Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan supported the resolution at the NDA meeting. However, he cautioned that without clarity on the timeline, scope, and methodology, such resolutions will remain “mere voices in the void.”

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The former MP observed that the delay in the 2021 Census, originally attributed to the pandemic, is now blocking key constitutional processes. These include delimitation of constituencies, implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act, Finance Commission recommendations, effective welfare planning for OBCs and marginalized groups, and the promotion of social justice.

He stressed that Articles 15(4), 16(4), 38, and 46 of the Constitution cannot be implemented meaningfully without updated data. “Caste census is not political rhetoric but a constitutional necessity for equity and social justice,” he said, warning that continued delay will only affect democratic governance and weaken representation.