Will end discrimination against de-notified and nomadic tribes: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday promised that if voted to power his party's government will end discrimination against de-notified and nomadic tribes and carry out a special census for them. He also promised to scrap the Habitual Offenders Act, 1952, which, he said, remains the reason for discrimination and exploitation.

De-notified and semi-nomadic tribes have faced discrimination for a long time, he said in a Facebook post. "Our government will scrap the Habitual Offenders Act, 1952, that remains the reason for discrimination and exploitation," he said.

The Congress promises special census for de-notified and semi-nomadic tribes, he said.