Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde said on wednesday that any decision on caste-based enumeration willbe taken after taking opinion from all sections of the society and keeping in mind the sentiments of the people.Shinde visited the Reshimbagh memorials of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder KB Hedgewar andsecond Sarsanghchalak MS Golwalkar and paid homage to them.Shridhar Gadge’s statement on caste based calculationEarlier on Tuesday, RSS functionary Shridhar Gadge had said that caste based calculation should not be doneand also asked what would be achieved by this? Vidarbha co-sanghachalak Gadge told reporters that such anexercise may benefit some people politically, as it will give data on what is the population of a certain caste, butit is not beneficial socially and in the context of national unity. I am not good at.Congress in favor of caste based censusWhereas congress is in favor of conducting caste based census across the country. When asked about the RSSfunctionary's comments, Shinde said on wednesday that maharashtra is a progressive state and its culture andtradition is different from other states. He told reporters, “Here people of all communities and castes live, workand celebrate together. Therefore, a decision will be taken after taking opinion from all sections of the societyand keeping in mind the sentiments of the people. bharatiya janata party ministers and MLAs visit thememorials of Hedgewar and Golwalkar every year during the winter session in Nagpur.
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