Earlier today, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcoming the Centre's recent decision to include caste-based data in the national census.
Union Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its leader Tejashwi Yadav. Singh alleged that the RJD's agenda is centered around parivarvad and corruption.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Saturday described the caste census as a crucial first step towards ensuring social justice, while advocating for expanding the scope of reservation and greater political representation for backward classes.
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcoming the Centre's recent decision to include caste-based data in the national census on Saturday.
"Our (Bihar) LoP Tejashwi Yadav has also said this, and we have been saying this too; this is such a demand that can't be left out. I am worried about those big leaders who have been saying things like, if caste census happens, the poison of casteism will spread, how will they cover up their
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya launched a sharp attack on the opposition parties, accusing the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of "misleading people and lying", calling them "automatic lying machines".
Speaking to the media, Tejashwi highlighted that RJD Chief Lalu Yadav had said that even if the RSS people had to be made to do the caste census by holding their ears, it would be done.
"What can we say about those groups who live confined to a family; father, mother, brother, son in law. People who are surrounded by a clan which keeps their affinity and their circle confined to one family should refrain from giving advice. They should educate themselves better," Pradhan
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
"We have no issue with any such census or survey that gives a better understanding of society. But as we have seen in Bihar, merely conducting caste surveys will not improve the situation unless the government works on its outcomes," Kishor said.