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Rahul Gandhi Wealth Survey Row:  In an attempt to counter the mounting attack of the BJP on the "wealth redistribution to infiltrators" row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday partially backtracked on his earlier 'wealth survey' remarks. This came soon after Prime Minister Modi launched an all-out attack on Congress over the remarks of Rahul Gandhi during the latest poll rallies.

Rahul, speaking at the party's 'Samajik Nyay Sammelan’ in New Delhi, said that he only meant to find out the level of injustice which was meted out on the people over the years and he never asked for any action based on the survey.

"I have not said we will take action yet... I am just saying let's find out how much injustice has been done." Gandhi said referring to his party and the Indian opposition group's planning to do a caste survey across the country if they won the election.

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'Not Interested In Caste But Nyay'

He also tried to clear the air that his focus is on "nyay" (justice), not caste. He further said that his lifelong goal is to ensure justice for the 90 per cent of the population who have faced injustice.

“I am not interested in caste but in nyay. I am saying that gross injustice is being done with 90 per cent of the population. I have not even said that we will take any action on that. I just said let us find out how much injustice is being done. There should be no objection to that. If you get injured and I say that get an X-ray done, no one should object to that,” the Congress leader said.

"Don't think the caste census is just a survey of castes. We will also add an economic and institutional survey to it. After 70 years, it is an important step, we should assess what is the situation now and what direction we need to take. We will implement this..." he said.

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Rahul also took a swipe at PM Modi, saying, "So, did you like the Congress manifesto? You must have seen the PM has panicked... it is a revolutionary manifesto."

What PM Modi had said

The "wealth redistribution" row erupted over the remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rally in Rajasthan. The PM was speaking at a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara, where, he claimed that Congress would redistribute the wealth of people to Muslims if it came to the power in the centre. He cited a speech made by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where he allegedly said that minorities have the first claim on the country's resources.