Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) Pasupati Kumar Paras on Sunday paid tribute to former Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Ram Vilas Paswan on the occasion of his death anniversary in Bihar's Patna.
Talking to the reporters here, Thakur also said that the Opposition has changed its name to 'INDI Alliance' from the UPA as they had to 'hide their corrupt face'.
Union Minister Kaushal Kishore on Sunday took a swipe at the Bihar Government for releasing the caste survey data, saying that it is a 'sub-caste census'.
"Yesterday I was at a function organised by a prominent Tai Ahom youth organisation. I demanded a caste census in Assam on the lines of the Bihar and Rajasthan model. We need to ensure that the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities receive dignity and justice," Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said i
Janta Dal United National President Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh met Aam Aadmi Party Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh's family at the latter's residence on Sunday.
Rajasthan will become the second state in the country after Bihar to conduct Caste based Survey after the state government passed an order on Saturday to conduct the survey.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo on Saturday informed that a caste-based census will be carried out in the state adding that the government is unaware of the economic levels of the various categories in the state.
A couple of days after the Bihar government released caste survey data, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) President and Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan on Saturday questioned the Bihar government, asking it to make the process transparent.
"We need to know which community has remained socially, economically and politically backwards even after 76 years of independence. Ours is a caste-based society. Statistics are necessary to bring the socially, economically and politically backward castes to the mainstream," Siddaramaiah sai