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Centre conspiring to underreport BC population: Kavitha

Hyderabad, Sep 18 (UNI) Telangana Rakshana Sena president K Kavitha on Friday alleged that the Centre was attempting to underreport the Backward Classes (BC) population by failing to ensure proper caste-wise enumeration in the upcoming census.
Speaking at a round-table meeting on “Politics Beyond Caste” at a private hotel in Banjara Hills, organised by the United Forum for SC/ST Employees and Sakala Jana Seva Samsthan, she demanded accurate enumeration of state-specific castes and their sub-castes to prevent undercounting of the BC population.
Kavitha said caste discrimination remained deeply rooted in society and called for multi-dimensional measures, including economic and political empowerment of all communities.
She said legislative measures alone would not eradicate caste discrimination without a change in mindset.
She also highlighted the wage disparity faced by women and said equal pay for equal work must be ensured, noting that wage gaps continued despite legal provisions
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