Congress takes swipe at PM Modi over caste census decision with two videos

Congress criticizes PM Modi's sudden support for caste census after previously opposing it, highlighting his flip-flop on the issue.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the decision to conduct a caste census, the Congress on Monday (May 26, 2025) took a swipe at him and posted videos of him from last two years criticising the opposition's party's demand for such a survey.

Prime Minister Modi asserted on Sunday (May 25) that caste enumeration is a step towards bringing into the mainstream of development those left behind, as he emphasised that his government does not believe in caste politics but in the empowerment of the marginalised.

He made the remarks at a conclave of NDA Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers. Two resolutions -- one hailing the valour of armed forces and PM Modi's brave leadership in the context of the recent military action and another praising the decision of caste enumeration in the next census- were passed at the conclave.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared two video clips of the Prime Minister in which he is heard criticising the opposition's pitch for a caste census.

"On April 30, 2025, in the period between the Pahalgam terror attacks and the launch of Operation Sindoor, the Modi government unexpectedly and suddenly announced a caste census. Yesterday, the PM expectedly took full credit for it in the NDA CMs meeting," Ramesh said.

"But just listen to what the PM had said - 1. On October 2, 2023, when the findings of the Bihar caste survey were released. 2.On April 28, 2024, when asked about the INC's demands for a caste census," Mr. Ramesh said and tagged the two video clips.

In the first clip Mr. Modi is heard saying, "they (opposition) used to divide the society on the basis of caste and continue to commit that sin even now".