Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya launched a scathing attack on the Opposition parties on Thursday for claiming credit for the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census.
A poster congratulating Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and party leader Tejashwi Yadav was installed outside the party's state headquarters in Patna on Thursday, following the Centre's announcement to integrate the caste census with the upcoming national census.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
"They (Opposition) are the people who were pointing fingers at us and our Prime Minister, saying that we will not do the caste census. They used to go from house to house and raise slogans saying that the Centre wouldn't have done it. However, the important thing is that the majority of t
"What we socialists proposed 30 years ago--be it reservation, caste census, equality, fraternity, secularism--others take decades to follow. There is still a long way to go. But make no mistake--we will keep making these Sanghis dance to our agenda," Lalu Yadav said.
Reacting to the Union Cabinet's approval to include caste enumeration in the upcoming population census, RJD leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav hailed it as a historic victory for social justice and a long-standing demand of the socialist movement led by Lalu Prasad Yad
Earlier, the Congress had posted an image of PM Modi labelled "Gayab," implying his absence from the recent all-party meeting held after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. The post has drawn sharp criticism from BJP leaders and allies.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday backed the Opposition's demand for a Parliament special session over the Pahalgam attack and said that a discussion on the incident would be good.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday reacted to the Congress's 'Gayab' post targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and remarked that the Prime Minister's participation would have elevated the stature of the recent all-party meeting.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal emphasized that in moments such as these, it is essential that the government takes the nation and its elected representatives into full confidence.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav addressed a mega gathering of traders in Patna on Sunday, vowing to form the government in Bihar in 2025.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that unless terrorism is eradicated, Pahalgam-like terrorist attacks will keep on occurring.