PM Modi a ‘U-turn ustad’, wants to sabotage caste census: Congress
The opposition party claimed that the Prime Minister made a "complete U-turn" on April 30, 2025, by announcing a caste census, only to now perform a "U-turn on his earlier U-turn"
On August 18, 2026, the Congress party accused the Narendra Modi government of attempting to undermine the caste census. They questioned the absence of a drop-down menu for selecting castes in the upcoming 2027 census, despite the government's recommendation to include one in its affidavit to the Supreme Court in September 2021.
Congress General Secretary In-Charge Communications Jairam Ramesh pointed out that the Modi government had made a complete U-turn on April 30, 2025, when it announced plans for a caste census. However, the government then seemingly reversed its position, burying the idea of a caste census without explicit announcement. Ramesh emphasized that the Prime Minister had made multiple U-turns, now effectively rendering himself a "U-turn ustad."
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