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Congress Working Committee Addresses Pahalgam Attack and Caste Census Execution

Party leaders meet in New Delhi to demand accountability for the April 22 terror attack and push for transparent implementation of caste data collection in the next census.

AICC President Mallikarjun kharge with Party Sr. leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi during the CWC (Photo:Subrata Dutta)
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Overview

  • The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is convening at its New Delhi headquarters today to deliberate on the Pahalgam terror attack and the inclusion of caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
  • Rahul Gandhi has called for firm accountability for the perpetrators of the April 22 attack, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The CWC is expected to pass a resolution urging the government to take concrete action against Pakistan in response to the attack.
  • Discussions include demands for a clear timeline and funding for the caste census, which will collect caste data for the first time since 1931.
  • The committee is also likely to advocate for removing the 50% cap on reservations and implementing Article 15(5) to extend quotas to private institutions.