'Aapke Pradhan Mantri...': Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi's OBC status

In another controversial statement that could trigger a fresh round of war of words between the BJP and the Congress, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born in the OBC (Other Backward Class) category.

 

 

He added that the PM was born in the Teli caste in Gujarat, a general caste at that time. Gandhi said the community was given the tag of the OBC category in the year 2000 by the BJP.

 

"PM Modi was not born in the OBC category. He was born Teli caste in Gujarat. The community was given the tag of OBC in the year 2000 by the BJP. He was born in the General caste... He will not allow caste census to be conducted in his entire life because he was not born in OBC, he was born in General caste," he said.

 

 

 

Do you know how I know this, the Congress leader asked the crowd. "Because he does not shake hands with OBCs, but hugs billionaires," he said after a pause.

 

Raising his demand for a caste census, Rahul Gandhi said that only the Congress was serious about holding it.

Earlier, the former Congress President also accused PM Modi of changing his stance on the issue of caste.

 

Clad in a white t-shirt, the former Congress president resumed the yatra on Thursday from the Old Bus Stand here and moved towards Kissan Chowk in an open jeep. He was accompanied by AICC leader Ajoy Kumar and OPCC president Sarat Pattnayak.

 

The yatra will enter Chhattisgarh in the afternoon from Odisha.

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