02-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Caste census result of Rahul's struggle: J&K Congress
Jammu, May 2 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday congratulated the Rahul Gandhi and the party leadership over the caste census in the country.
A unanimous resolution was adopted in a meeting here at Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters to express gratitude to the Congress leadership, especially Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, for the success of the struggle to pressure the government to concede the demand for a caste census in the Country.
The resolution moved by JKPCC chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma was seconded by working president and former deputy chief minister Tara Chand and former minister Raman Bhalla.
The resolution was adopted unanimously by raising of hands and amid slogans in favour of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.
JKPCC working president Tara Chand, who presided over the meeting along with Raman Bhalla, said the struggle of Rahul Gandhi has finally yielded results as the BJP-led government accepted the demand raised by the Congress.
'The party demands that the caste census should be completed within a time-frame so that complete benefits reach the common man at the earliest,' the members demanded.
Working president Raman Bhalla said the announcement of a caste census was the result of Rahul's struggle.
The meeting also asked the party cadres in the border areas to remain in constant touch with the people and the administration in view of the prevailing situation, keeping a close watch on the activities on the border belt post Balakot terror attack.
The meeting strongly condemned Pakistan for the unprovoked firing on the border and LoC and reaffirmed the party's decision that it was fully behind the nation and the government to give a befitting response to Pakistan for backing the Pahalgam perpetrators.
Earlier a two-minutes silence was observed to mourn the death of veteran Congress leader and former union minister Girija Viyas.
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