"Those Whose Caste Is Unknown...": Anurag Thakur vs Rahul Gandhi On Census

Responding sharply to Anurag Thakur's remarks about caste, Rahul Gandhi said he will keep up fighting for the disadvantaged.

A debate over the demand for a caste census, which has been spearheaded by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, took a personal turn in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday when BJP MP Anurag Thakur said those whose caste is unknown are calling for an enumeration.

While Mr Thakur did not take any names, Mr Gandhi and the benches saw the comment as a dig at the Congress leader, who responded sharply, saying that anyone who fights for the disadvantaged gets insulted and that no amount of abuse could deter him.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Mr Gandhi had used the traditional 'halwa' ceremony and the lack of diversity in the Budget-making exercise to hit out at the government, prompting the BJP to retort that the history of the Congress is "replete with instances of obstructing reservation".