Mumbai, April 11: Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde’s statement that he was willing to work under the leadership of NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal for the rights of OBCs has created a buzz in state political circles.
Munde’s announcement at a function here yesterday that he was willing to work under Bhujbal’s leadership in a national movement of OBCs is also seen as the BJP leader’s acceptance that Bhujbal was the leader of OBCs in the state.
Sharing the dais, both Munde and Bhujbal were vocal, demanding that other backward classes count be included during the ongoing census exercise.
“OBC count should be included in the census. It was not being done because some people fear OBCs will come together once they know their true strength,” Munde said.
There are 340 castes among the OBCs, who constitute nearly 54 per cent of the country’s population.
–PTI