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IN PHOTOS: Congress will conduct caste census in MP after winning assembly polls, says Kharge

Updated On: 22 August, 2023 07:04 PM IST | Anagha Sawant

The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls in the state, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, accusing the regime at the Centre of wishing to change the Constitution (Pic/PTI)

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses during a public meeting, in Sagar district (Pic/PTI)

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses during a public meeting, in Sagar district (Pic/PTI)
He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP's Bundelkhand region. Assembly polls are expected to be held in the BJP-ruled state at the end of the year

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He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP's Bundelkhand region. Assembly polls are expected to be held in the BJP-ruled state at the end of the year

He announced that the Congress will set up a university in the name of Sant Ravidas in Sagar district if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh. Kharge also said that Congress will conduct a caste-based census in MP after returning to power

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He announced that the Congress will set up a university in the name of Sant Ravidas in Sagar district if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh. Kharge also said that Congress will conduct a caste-based census in MP after returning to power

He also alleged that the BJP government has not implemented the Bundelkhand package approved on the recommendation of the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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He also alleged that the BJP government has not implemented the Bundelkhand package approved on the recommendation of the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

As per the 2011 Census, the population of Dalits in MP was 1.13 crore

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As per the 2011 Census, the population of Dalits in MP was 1.13 crore

"Modi ji is in power for the last nine years while Chouhan (Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan) is ruling the state for the last 18 years. They remembered Ravidas only at the time of the polls," Kharge said. Citing a newspaper report, Kharge claimed that the BJP demolished a temple of Sant Ravidas in Delhi

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"Modi ji is in power for the last nine years while Chouhan (Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan) is ruling the state for the last 18 years. They remembered Ravidas only at the time of the polls," Kharge said. Citing a newspaper report, Kharge claimed that the BJP demolished a temple of Sant Ravidas in Delhi

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