Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Demands OBC Quota, Caste Census, Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation Bill

Congress MP from Wayanad, Kerala, Rahul Gandhi started his speech in Lok Sabha on Wednesday (20 September) by mentioning Sengol, the symbol of transfer of power and how voting rights were given to all including women.

While supporting Women's Reservation Bill, he said, "India's journey is of the transfer of power to the people of India. The Panchayati Raj amendment bill was one such step." He called Adani issue "one of the distractions" using which the BJP is avoiding caste census.

The Congress leader asked for the inclusion of OBC reservation in the bill and called the bill "incomplete" without it. He also asked for immediate implementation of this bill, rather than waiting for a few years.

Gandhi mentioned that in his research, he found that among 90 secretaries of the country, only three hail from the OBC community. Thus, a caste census is needed.