'Ati Pichra Nyay Sankalp': Rahul Gandhi Shares INDIA Bloc's 10-Point 'Reservation Vision' In Bihar

Last Updated:September 24, 2025, 23:08 IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the INDIA bloc will end the 50% cap on reservation as the scope of reservation needs to be expanded and the current system broken and discarded

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi read out a 10-point resolution for the extremely backward classes and explained how, once implemented, it will greatly benefit this section. (Image: PTI/File)

Once again advocating for a caste census in India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said if voted to power, the INDIA bloc will end the 50 percent cap on reservation as the scope of reservation needs to be expanded.

Sharing the INDIA Bloc’s “reservation vision" for poll-bound Bihar, Rahul Gandhi said this is for the “ati pichra" or “extremely backward classes".

“We want to share a vision with you. This is the vision for the extremely backward classes," Gandhi said at ‘Ati Pichra Nyay Sankalp’ symposium in Patna.

Gandhi read out a 10-point resolution for the extremely backward classes and explained how, once implemented, it will greatly benefit this section. He said the ‘Ati Pichra Nyay Sankalp’ was passed at the symposium and will be implemented if the INDIA bloc comes to power in Bihar.

“A caste census must be conducted in the country. The scope of reservation needs to be expanded. The current scope will be broken and discarded. We want to conduct a caste census so that accurate information about castes is obtained," he said.

He said the INDIA bloc will ensure reservation for extremely backward classes in private institutions with government contracts worth more than Rs 25 crore.

“The Nitish government didn’t do anything for the betterment of extremely backward classes, only used them as a vote bank," he alleged.

The opposition leader said the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ was a great success in Bihar through which people were informed of how the Constitution is under attack and rights are being stolen. 

“Together we all conducted the ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar. For 15 days, we went to different districts and informed the youth of Bihar that the Constitution is under attack, your rights are being stolen. The youth of Bihar put their full effort into the yatra, which is why it was successful," he said.

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