CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Chhutmalpur | Saharanpur, Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that caste census is the right way to uplift the weaker sections of the country. He said that exploitation of the underprivileged class has increased in the country and the government has failed to stop it. While going from Dehradun to Bhagwanpur, Harish Rawat stopped for some time at the residence of Mujtaba Advocate, National General Secretary of Congress OBC Department in Chhutmalpur. Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that only caste census will bring out the correct assessment of the economic and social condition of the deprived class. After this, it is possible to improve their standard of living. He said that a powerful leader of BJP insulted Baba Saheb Ambedkar, but the party did not take any action against him. This shows the mentality of BJP. He said that atrocities on farmers, laborers, women and Scheduled Caste people have increased in the country today. Harish Rawat said that the price of sugarcane should be Rs 500 per quintal. Farmers have to resort to agitation to demand their rights, this is the failure of the government. Earlier, on reaching here, Abdul Haseeb, Pradhan Nasir, Pradhan Farman Malik, Manoj Chaudhary, Rambir Singh, Rao Yusuf, Nasir Saifi, Paras Chaudhary, Arshad Malik etc. welcomed former Chief Minister Harish Rawat by offering garlands.