Rahul Gandhi admitted his mistake in not conducting a caste census during the UPA government, taking personal responsibility for the oversight. He highlighted the Congress-ruled Telangana's census as a model for social data collection. Gandhi urged OBCs to assume leadership roles within the Congress, while also dismissing PM Modi as lacking substance and being overhyped by the media.
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