Gandhi pressed the need for a caste census, saying that it was not for “any political reasons” but to “include 90 per cent of India's poor in the mainstream”.
The day-long Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes failed to evoke much response in Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, even though protests were held at some places.