The Congress targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the caste census in Bihar as the former is set to visit the state on Friday. The Congress charged the "double-engine" government has forgotten about the caste census and said they will demand the removal of the cap on reservation during the upcoming Parliament session.
Targeting Modi and the Bihar government, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Bihar government had conducted a caste census and proposed 65 per cent reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBCs, and EBCs. "The double-engine govt in Bihar has all but given up. But there are three ways out that the INC has been demanding for long, that will make the 65% reservations a reality," he said.
The PM is in Bihar today. On the basis of the caste survey conducted by the erstwhile INDIA bloc Government in Bihar, the Bihar Government had proposed 65% reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBCs, and EBCs. This is under challenge in the Courts. The double engine…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 20, 2025
Ramesh said the Bihar reservation law must be made a part of the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. "This was done by the Narasimha Rao govt in 1994 for protecting 69pc reservations in Tamil Nadu," Ramesh tweeted.
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He added that the Constitution must be amended to remove the 50 per cent cap for reservations. "Amend the Constitution to overcome the 50% ceiling for reservations for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBCs, and EBCs. This ceiling has only been imposed because of various Supreme Court judgments over the past six decades," The Congress leader said.
The Congress also said Article 15(5) which provides reservation for backward communities in private institutions must be implemented. "Most definitely the Congress will take up these three issues of fundamental importance to social justice and empowerment in the monsoon session of Parliament that begins on July 21, 2025," Ramesh asserted.
