NDA CMs Hail Caste Count, Hit Out at Politics on Issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled states that the Centre's decision to carry out caste enumeration is a step towards bringing the marginalized into the mainstream, people aware of the details said.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

A resolution on caste census was passed at the NDA chief ministers' conclave, with the leaders praising the decision to conduct the enumeration exercise, while also affirming that this was not done due to "caste politics" but to ensure that the deprived, oppressed and exploited are uplifted.

"Today, a resolution was passed in the meeting on the caste census. And everyone has given their consent to this, as well as praised this decision of PM Modi and congratulated him. We have made it clear that we do not do caste politics, but want to bring the deprived, oppressed and exploited, who have been left out, into the mainstream. This is the need of the society," BJP president JP Nadda said after the meeting.

Modi also praised the success of Operation Sindoor, pointing out that it was a reaffirmation of the achievements the country has made in the defence sector. A resolution hailing the valour of the armed forces during Operation Sindoor, India's military strike against terror camps in Pakistan, and the government's iteration of a new national narrative that the country will respond to any terrorist attack decisively was passed at the meeting.