States must conduct caste census on their own: Eatala

It would be better if states conducted caste censuses on their own, the BJP’s Malkajgiri MP, Eatala Rajender, said here on Thursday.
He said that some castes are in different categories in different states. A caste which is considered upper caste in one state is considered backward caste in other states and so state governments have to conduct caste censuses comprehensively and reveal details of the populations of various castes, he said.
The courts would also not object if states conduct caste censuses on their own. Tamil Nadu is the best example of this, Eatala said.
Eatala said that it is not possible to hide religion, caste and nationality these days. Some say why raise the caste issue after 75 years of independence. However, caste still exists in the country, he said. Eatala demanded that the state government should increase the quota for BC reservations before local body elections. He said that all political parties should provide appropriate positions to BCs first and that the number of OBC Ministers is more for the first time in Prime Minister Modi’s cabinet.
He said that an OBC has not become the Chief Minister of Telangana so far and recalled Modi’s statement that the BJP will appoint an OBC individual as the Chief Minister of Telangana if voted to power.