New Delhi: BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday criticised the Congress for politicising the caste census issue, emphasising that the focus should be on addressing social concerns rather than political agendas.

His remarks came in response to a statement by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who questioned the BJP’s stance on the caste census.

Ramesh, in a post on X, queried whether the RSS had given the green light for the Prime Minister to “hijack another guarantee of the Congress and conduct a caste census,” further asking if the Sangh had “veto power” on the matter.