New Delhi, April 16 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday tore into the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that it wants to delay the caste-based census because if conducted, the Centre will have to release the caste-based data and implement caste-based reservations for the backward communities.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Yadav stressed that the Samajwadi Party welcomes the Women's Reservation Bill, which will reserve 1/3rd seats for women in the Parliament, but raised questions on the "motives" of the government in the rush of its implementation.

He said that the BJP is "transforming women into slogans."

"Samajwadi Party is in favour of the Women's Reservation Bill. We have always worked towards the growth of women. But...