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.
After the Bihar Government released caste survey data, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar congratulated the entire team engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration stating that the survey not only revealed the castes but also gave information about the economic condition of everyone.
The Bihar government on Monday 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
After the union government filed an affidavit against the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav took a swipe at the Centre, accusing it of ‘lying and suppressing the truth’.
he Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear on August 18 plea plea challenging Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the Bihar Government.
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear on August 14, the plea challenging Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the Bihar Government.
A petition was moved in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the Bihar Government.
Bihar Government on Wednesday filed a caveat in Supreme Court in matter pertaining to Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the state government.
Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "The BJP is in the habit of playing through the back door. In the last hearing of the High Court, the state government kept its viewpoint and proved that it has the right to conduct a caste survey in the state because we are the policymakers. The High Court dismi
Terming the Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the state government a "historic decision", Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that his government's fight is to bring the backbenchers of society to the mainstream.
While addressing a meeting with various caste leaders, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "The caste-wise survey will provide the necessary data for taking appropriate decisions about the facilities to be provided to the people (preferential treatment)."