Kakinada, May 3 -- Congress senior leader and former Minister V Hanumantharao reiterated on Friday that the Congress party was committed to conducting a caste-wise census and also removing the fifty percent ceiling on reservations.

Addressing a press conference along with alliance partners here on Friday, he said, Congress was committed to accord special category status to Andhra Pradesh and also to the welfare of the farmers strictly adhering to the Prof Swaminathan committee's recommendations.

Alleging that the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, its pro-corporate policies had weakened the nation and its rule proved disastrous, Hanumantharao said all the economic institutions including the Reserve Bank of India were sys...