Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the party, if voted to power, will conduct a financial and institutional survey to ascertain the distribution of wealth among the people in the country.
Addressing a public rally in Hyderabad after releasing the Congress’s manifesto, Rahul Gandhi said the survey will be conducted apart from a nationwide caste census that the party has promised if voted to power.
“We will first conduct a nationwide caste census to determine how many people belong to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and minorities. After that, we will conduct a financial and institutional survey in a historic step to ascertain the distribution of wealth,” he said.
Underlining that the party will ensure representation of all communities in all sectors, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress will ensure that it will give the rightful share of the people.
Rahul Gandhi asserted that SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities comprised 90 per cent of the total population.
“But, you won’t see them in jobs. The truth is that this 90 per cent of the population does not have a share at all,” he said.
The Congress leader further said, “There are 90 IAS officers who run the country’s administration. But only three of them are OBCs, one Adivasi and three Dalits.”
On Friday, the Congress released its manifesto focusing on the five ‘pillars of justice’. The party has focused on a caste census and other measures to strengthen the representation of OBCs in the country.
Meanwhile, Telangana, which has 17 Lok Sabha seats, will vote in a single phase on May 13. Votes will be counted on June 4.
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