Prahlad Joshi ought to withdraw his assertion in opposition to Social and Educational Survey, says senior Congress chief

Senior Congress chief V.R. Sudarshan stated right here on Wednesday that the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Prahlad Joshi ought to withdraw his assertion asking individuals to boycott the continued Social and Educational Survey of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes.

Talking to reporters after holding a gathering, organised by the Congress, with leaders from Backward Classes, Mr. Sudarshan stated the assertion of Mr. Joshi was uncalled for. Despite understanding the intention behind the continued survey, Mr. Joshi brazenly known as for boycotting the survey and thus misguided individuals.

The ongoing survey is to check the situation of Backward and different castes, which is able to assist authorities to plot welfare schemes for his or her improvement. The State authorities is remitted to hold out this survey each 10 years and the Siddaramaiah authorities was supporting the fee in conducting the survey. Asking individuals to participate within the survey, Mr. Sudarshan stated individuals have been free to refuse answering questions of the survey.

“The Congress is not going to oppose the Centre’s transfer to hold out caste census,” he stated.

To make Backward Class communities realise the significance of the survey, Mr. Sudarshan stated Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee has arrange committees headed by Ministers Madhu Bangarappa, Santosh Lad, N.S. Boseraju, and Byrathi Suresh for Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Bengaluru areas respectively. These committees will maintain conferences and conventions with Backward Class neighborhood leaders to drum up assist for the continued survey.

The assembly of Backward Class leaders held at a resort in Mangaluru on Wednesday was first of the collection of conferences of the newly fashioned committees, he stated.

When identified on the State authorities not accepting the findings of the survey carried out by the fee headed by Kantaraju, Mr. Sudarshan stated Backward Classes needs to be extra conscious and stop such an eventuality for the continued survey.