Monday, May 24, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Caste-based census against statute: RSS

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Caste-based-census-against-statute--RSS/622739

Caste-based census against statute: RSS
Vivek Deshpande Posted online: Mon May 24 2010, 00:52 hrs
Nagpur : The RSS has said that caste-based census is against the idea
of a casteless society envisaged by leaders like Babasaheb Ambedkar in
the Constitution and will weaken the ongoing efforts to create social
harmony.
Sangh sarkaryawah Bhaiyyaji Joshi, however, told the media here on
Sunday that it was not against registering citizens under various
categories like Open, SCs, STs, OBCs etc. "The RSS has from beginning
been striving for a society without any caste sense. We are not
against registering categories, but we oppose registering castes."

Joshi, however, said yardsticks should be fixed to provide
reservations to OBCs, and it would not be proper to do it without
holding discussions among various social groups and communities.
"Currently, there are different yardsticks in different states."

Claiming the current census doesn't have any means to identify and
segregate the illegally living foreigners in the country, Joshi said,
"It would not be proper to use this census for providing Unique
Identification card." He said the cards should be issued only after
confirming the persons' nationality.

The RSS general secretary also drew attention towards the
human-itarian crisis owing to the ongoing blockade agitation in
Manipur.


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