Promising to scrap the 50 per cent cap on reservations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the BJP government, saying there was no use of bowing before Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj after destroying the Constitution and institutions in the country.

Gandhi on Saturday unveiled a new statue of Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha empire, in Kolhapur. Later in the day, he addressed the Samvidhan Sammelan there, vowing that Congress and its allies in the INDIA bloc will also bring out laws to enable a caste-based census. “We will ensure in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha that the 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed and no power can stop it. Removing this 50 per cent limit is necessary to protect the Constitution,” he said. The statement was seen as his party’s main poll plank for the Assembly elections due in a matter of weeks in Maharashtra.