Nana Patole asks Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde for census based on caste to serve OBCs

MUMBAI: MPCC president Nana Patole on Thursday asked chief minister Eknath Shinde to conduct a caste-based census to know the exact population of different castes in the state, reports Prafulla Marpakwar.
"Several states have already launched a survey for conducting caste-based census, we should follow suit for providing better facilities to the OBCs," Patole said.
Nitish Kumar-led Bihar was the first state to declare a caste-based census. "When I was speaker of the legislative assembly, I had on January 8, 2020, passed a resolution to press our demand for caste-based census. Maharashtra was then the first legislative assembly to pass such a resolution. Subsequently, several states followed Maharashtra. When I raised the issue in the legislative assembly today, there was no response from CM or deputy chief minister. From the attitude of the government, it appears that BJP is anti-OBC," Patole said.