Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- The Haryana Congress on Wednesday demanded a caste census, as the current process does not have a clearly defined caste-counting mechanism.

A party delegation led by former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge Sanjay Dutt, state unit president Rao Narender met the governor and handed over a memorandum. The memorandum is addressed to the President.

A party spokesperson said party leaders participated in the state level 'OBC Rights Rally' organised at the Haryana Congress office in Chandigarh. Hooda said that a caste census is crucial to ensure the representation of all castes and sections of society in the country.

He said Rahul Gandhi spearheaded a nationwide campaign...