Hanumantha Rao tears gazette copies, demands caste census for Backward Classes

Hyderabad, Nov 10 (UNI) Telangana Government Advisor V Hanumantha Rao on Tuesday demanded that the BJP-led Central government explain why caste-related data of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) had not been included in the ongoing nationwide census. Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan, he tore up copies of the government gazette in protest, declaring that a notification without provision for a caste census was unacceptable. He accused the BJP of failing to protect the interests of Backward Classes and called upon Congress workers to question BJP leaders about the omission of OBC caste enumeration whenever they visited villages. He said…