Earlier today, the Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
The Bihar government released caste survey data, with the figures that have ramifications for the Lok Sabha polls next year, showing that Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) together account for 63 per cent of the state’s population.
Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Neeraj Kumar on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the report of the caste survey conducted in Bihar.
As the Bihar government released caste survey data, national president of Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal, Upendra Kushwaha welcomed the step but raised questions on the authenticity of the survey referring to questions being raised by people of the state.
Speaking about the caste-survey report of Bihar, which was released earlier today, Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai said that they (Congress) want to thank the Bihar government.
"The complete report of the caste-based census will come after the analysis. They have not done anything new. The assumptions that were already there, are in the report. They presented it as a miracle or a big change. Everybody already knows what you are saying. Everybody knows the data figu
Reacting to Bihar's caste survey report, which was released earlier today, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said that the caste survey should be conducted across the nation.
JDU leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally and RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav termed the publication of the report "historic", the BJP and other prominent parties of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have criticised the Bihar government calling the report an “eye wash”.
As the Bihar government released caste survey data, state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the report will be presented in the all-party meeting scheduled on Tuesday.
"It is important to know who are these people who cleans our drains, who stays at Jhuggis, who are labourers, who are landless...this census has made it clear whose population is how much in the state and what is their economic state," Yadav said speaking to reporters at Patna on Monday.
"The caste census of Bihar has revealed that OBC + SC + ST are 84% there. Out of 90 secretaries of the Central Government, only 3 are OBC, who handle only 5% of India's budget! Therefore, it is important to know the caste statistics of India. The greater the population, the greater the ri
Reacting to the caste-based census report released by Bihar Government, Singh told ANI, “I have always supported this. If we come to power here, we will also get a caste-based census done in Madhya Pradesh.”