Mallikarjun Kharge
President of the Indian National Congress and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha · Indian National Congress
Where they stand
The latest thing they said on each issue, dated. Tap an issue for their words and the source.
Society
Caste census Count caste in the census
Said
In a letter to the Prime Minister he calls a comprehensive caste census necessary for social and economic justice.
“The Indian National Congress believes that conducting the caste census in the comprehensive manner suggested above is absolutely necessary to ensure social and economic justice and equality of status and opportunity as pledged in the Preamble of our Constitution.”
Source 'Conduct Dialogue With All Political Parties on Caste Census': Kharge Writes to PM Modi (The Wire) (as reported by m.thewire.in)
- Uniform Civil CodeNothing on record yet
Waqf law Against the Waqf Act
Said
The Waqf Amendment created fear among Muslims, as he says a proposed FCRA law does among Christians, and he calls this selective targeting.
“My friends, not only this, just like the Waqf Amendment created fear among the Muslims, this (proposed) law creates fear among the Christians. This is not governance; this is selective targeting.”
Elections and the state
One Nation, One Election Keep separate elections
Said
In a letter to the Kovind committee he asks that the idea of simultaneous elections be dropped and the committee dissolved.
“For the sake of maintaining a thriving and a robust democracy, it is imperative that the entire idea must be abandoned and the High Power Committee dissolved,”
Source Congress opposes One Nation One Election (South First) (as reported by thesouthfirst.com)
Reservation cap Lift the 50% cap
Said
Whatever the caste census shows, the 50% ceiling on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs should be removed by a constitutional amendment.
“Whatever the results of the caste census will be, it is abundantly clear that the arbitrarily imposed 50% ceiling on reservations for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and OBCs must be removed by a Constitutional amendment.”
Source Cong chief writes to PM Modi, seeks all-party dialogue on caste census issue (IANS, The Morung Express) (as reported by morungexpress.com)
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