Kamleshwar Patel, a member of the Congress Working Committee and former minister in the Madhya Pradesh government, spoke at a public event in the city on Sunday. His presence underscores the ongoing engagement of Congress leaders in regional politics as the party prepares for upcoming electoral challenges.
Speaking to the media, Patel said Modi govt had itself pointed to flaws in the 2011 census data. He also expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc would win the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, stating that people were distressed by inflation, unemployment and policies he described as anti-farmer and anti-people. Stay updated with the latest Prayagraj news.
“Social justice and national development can be achieved only when all sections of society, particularly SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities and the general category, receive adequate representation in social, economic, educational and administrative spheres,” he said. He alleged that current govt was focused on “making money and dividing society”. Patel advocated conducting the caste census on the lines of the model adopted by Telangana govt. Among those present were Kishore Varshney, Ashok Patel, Harikesh Tripathi and other party leaders. Download the TOI App.
Prayagraj : Congress Working Committee member and former MP minister Kamleshwar Patel on Sunday said the Centre should implement the caste census only after addressing discrepancies in the existing data. Condemning the demolition of a mosque in Saharanpur early on Saturday, Patel claimed that such issues were being deliberately raised to foster division and hatred in society.