Gearing up for the Lok Sabha election battle, the Congress has dusted off and revived NYAY, the centrepiece promise of its 2019 manifesto. And the party has named it Bharat Nyay Yatra. What is the big idea behind Bharat Nyay Yatra? The Nyay Yatra, they said, would focus on another key aspect of the Preamble — “arthik nyay, samajik nyay, rajnitik nyay (economic, social and political justice)”. As part of its social justice plank, Gandhi and the Congress have been aggressively demanding a caste census focusing on representation for OBCs.

Source: Indian Express January 02, 2024 00:32 UTC