"My political and ideological guru, Late Karpoori Thakur ji, should have received Bharat Ratna long ago. We raised this voice from the House to the streets, but the Central Government woke up when the present Bihar government of social concern conducted the caste census and increased the sco
The Budget session of Bihar Legislative Assembly will commence on February 5 and conclude on February 29, an official order issued by the Bihar government said on Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Bihar government to put in the break-up of the caste survey data in the public domain to aid those who want to challenge inferences and policies started by the state government on the basis of the findings.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that questions have been raised regarding the prioritization of specific communities after the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar conducted a caste survey and further urged the Bihar government to address the issues raised in this survey.
Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday slammed the Bihar Government for reportedly decreasing the number of holidays for several Hindu festivals and demanded to withdraw the school calendar immediately issued by the Education Ministry of Bihar related to holidays for
"Whatever was announced yesterday in Bihar Vidhan Sabha regarding the census is a step towards development with justice...The Bihar government is working for development, taking into consideration justice, while the government in Delhi is not doing any development..." JDU President said.
Slamming the Bihar government over use of water cannon to disperse Anganwadi protestors outside Bihar Assembly, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said that this government has destroyed law and order in the state.
On the second day of the Bihar assembly winter session, Bhartiya Janata Party workers staged a protest outside Vidhan Sabha against the Bihar Government over the use of water cannons on Anganvadi workers and the caste-based census report.
Coming down hard on the Bihar government and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged the people of the state to vote for the BJP in the 2025 state assembly elections.
"They (Central government) should do it. The Bihar government has done. They have passed the Women's Reservation Bill, which will be implemented ten or fifteen years later, or maybe not. A caste-based census should be done. This is what the Congress and people of INDIA alliance are saying,"
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition against the Bihar government's decision to include 'hijra', 'kinnar', 'kothi', and 'transgender' as an item in the caste list.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday launched an attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party stating that the latter is afraid of cast census.