<p>Bastar (Chhattisgarh): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party is voted to power at the Centre, it will immediately conduct a caste census in the country.</p>.<p>Addressing an election rally at Bastar village Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, he described the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as a fight between two ideologies involving those seeking to protect the Constitution and those out to destroy it.</p>.<p>He also attacked the Narendra Modi-led government and said President Droupadi Murmu was prevented from attending the consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya as she is a tribal, and it reflects the Bharatiya Janata Party's mentality.</p>.<p>The rally was held in support of Congress' candidate from Scheduled Tribe-reserved Bastar Lok Sabha seat, Kawasi Lakhma.</p>.<p>"Modi ji has been trying to change the word 'adivasi'. We call you (tribals) adivasi, but they use the term 'vanvasi'. There is a huge difference between vanvasi and adivasi terms," he said.</p>.Stalin bowled over by Rahul Gandhi’s 'sweet gesture'.<p>"The word 'adivasi' has a deep meaning. The word expresses your rights on jal, jungle, zameen (water, forest, land), while vanvasi means those who live in the jungle," he said.</p>.<p>The Congress leader said the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been attacking religion, ideology and history of tribals.</p>.<p>BJP has been giving your lands to billionaires, he added.</p>.<p>"The President of India was prevented from attending the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya because she is a tribal. Modiji gave this message to the country and this is their thinking," he said.</p>.<p>Highlighting the poll promise of Congress, Gandhi said, "We will conduct a caste census immediately after coming to power."</p>.<p>"We will undertake recruitment to 30 lakh vacant government posts, start apprenticeships for youth if voted to power," he added.</p>.<p>Gandhi also claimed that under PM Modi's rule, 22 businessmen accumulated wealth equal to that of 70 crore Indians.</p>
<p>Bastar (Chhattisgarh): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party is voted to power at the Centre, it will immediately conduct a caste census in the country.</p>.<p>Addressing an election rally at Bastar village Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, he described the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as a fight between two ideologies involving those seeking to protect the Constitution and those out to destroy it.</p>.<p>He also attacked the Narendra Modi-led government and said President Droupadi Murmu was prevented from attending the consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya as she is a tribal, and it reflects the Bharatiya Janata Party's mentality.</p>.<p>The rally was held in support of Congress' candidate from Scheduled Tribe-reserved Bastar Lok Sabha seat, Kawasi Lakhma.</p>.<p>"Modi ji has been trying to change the word 'adivasi'. We call you (tribals) adivasi, but they use the term 'vanvasi'. There is a huge difference between vanvasi and adivasi terms," he said.</p>.Stalin bowled over by Rahul Gandhi’s 'sweet gesture'.<p>"The word 'adivasi' has a deep meaning. The word expresses your rights on jal, jungle, zameen (water, forest, land), while vanvasi means those who live in the jungle," he said.</p>.<p>The Congress leader said the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been attacking religion, ideology and history of tribals.</p>.<p>BJP has been giving your lands to billionaires, he added.</p>.<p>"The President of India was prevented from attending the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya because she is a tribal. Modiji gave this message to the country and this is their thinking," he said.</p>.<p>Highlighting the poll promise of Congress, Gandhi said, "We will conduct a caste census immediately after coming to power."</p>.<p>"We will undertake recruitment to 30 lakh vacant government posts, start apprenticeships for youth if voted to power," he added.</p>.<p>Gandhi also claimed that under PM Modi's rule, 22 businessmen accumulated wealth equal to that of 70 crore Indians.</p>