The State has decided that no decision on the caste census need be taken till a final decision is received on the contempt case that the State is facing in the Supreme Court and after which the government will try to arrive at a consensus on the issue, the Minister for SC/ST Development and Dewaswom, K. Radhakrishnan, told the Assembly on Thursday.
He said this in reply to a calling attention motion by the Indian Union Muslim League MLA, M.K. Muneer, that a caste census was needed in Kerala to ensure the welfare of all castes and all sections of society. He said that the State was at liberty to take a decision on the same, and that the Centre’s consent was not required, according to the 105th amendment of the Constitution.
