New Delhi: The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Friday regretted the inability to understand the plight of the oppressed sections in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, saying that he “made a mistake” and “did not protect the OBC” such as “should” be “.Speaking in the “Bhagitri Nai Samlan” of the Congress in the national capital, he said, “I have been in politics since 2004 … When I look back, I can see that I made a mistake. I did not protect the OBC, as I should be … It was because I could not understand your issues at that time.”“My regret is that if I knew about your (OBC) history, about your issues, even a little more, then I would have done a caste census at that time. This is a mistake that I have made. This is not the fault of the Congress party, this is my fault. I am going to fix that mistake, “he said.Gandhi’s politics focuses on raising voice for the oppressed sections, especially SCS, STS and OBC, including a call for caste-based census.Earlier in the day, he targeted the PM Modi government to marginalize Bahujan (SC, ST, and OBC communities) in higher education by placing a large percentage of vacant faculty posts in central universities.“The figures presented by the Modi government in Parliament are clear evidence of the margins of Bahujan and institutional manuwad. In central universities, Professor Post – ST: 83% – OBC: 80% – SC: 64% is deliberately kept vacant. Similarly, Associate Professor Post – ST: 65% – 69% – SCE.“This is not only negligence, but a calculated conspiracy to exclude Bahujan from education, research, and policy-making. Lack of adequate partnership of Bahujan in universities ensures that the issues that are revealed to the marginalized communities are deliberately excluded from research and discourse. The ideology, and the government refuses to take any accountable. He said that all vacant posts should be filled immediately – Bahujans deserve their rights, not manuvadi exclusion, ”he said.
