After JD(U) and Apna Dal, NDA ally Ramdas Athawale backs demand for caste-based census

Union minister and NDA ally Ramdas Athawale said that the Republican Party of India (A) favors the caste-based census.

Union minister and NDA ally Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said that the Republican Party of India (A) favors the caste-based census.

“My party is of the view that the census should be caste-based. The government should think about it," said Athawale, minister of state for social justice and empowerment.