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Caste Census to be Conducted in Bihar Despite BJP Opposition
16 May 2022
Nitish Kumar has convened an all-party meeting and a proposal will be approved by the Cabinet.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Nitish Meets Tejashwi on Caste Census Demand After Ultimatum
11 May 2022
The RJD had warned of Opposition action if a caste census is delayed further.
PTI
Bihar Assembly Comes to a Standstill After Uproar Over Caste Census Issue
25 Mar 2022
RJD and Left members demanded a statement by the government with details of the proposed timeline for a state-specific caste census and budgetary allocation for the same.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Differences Surface Again in Ruling NDA Over Special Category Status, Caste Census
13 Dec 2021
By raking up a long pending demand close to the heart of CM Nitish Kumar, JD-U leaders have made it clear to BJP that the party will not compromise with its agenda.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: After Centre Rules out Caste Census, Lalu Calls for Boycott of BJP's OBC MPs, Ministers
24 Sep 2021
While RJD lashes out at Centre for “betraying” people who voted for them, Nitish Kumar’s JD-U is yet to react to Centre’s stance in SC.
Mohd. Imran Khan
More BJP Leaders Oppose Demand for Caste-Based Census
25 Aug 2021
Former Rajya Sabha MP CP Thakur has said that the demand is useless and will increase social tension
PTI
Odisha: BJD to Launch Agitation Demanding Caste-Based Census
25 Aug 2021
The Odisha Cabinet had in January last year passed a resolution for the conduct of a socio-economic caste enumeration simultaneously along with the Census in 2021. This proposal was also rejected by…
PTI
Caste Census: If Animals, Trees Can be Counted, so Can People, Says Tejashwi after Meeting PM
23 Aug 2021
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar led a 10-party delegation to the PM today as ‘one voice’ in favour of caste-baed census
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Why Nitish Kumar Contradicted BJP on Caste Census and Pegasus
03 Aug 2021
In the past one week, Nitish Kumar expressed his differences with the BJP on three issues including the caste-based Census, the Pegasus spyware scandal and population control.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: BJP Ally CM Nitish Kumar also Demands a Caste-Based Census
24 Jul 2021
The CM's cry in favour of a caste-based Census is widely seen as a result of the opposition RJD’s aggressive stand against the Centre's decision to not go in for such an exercise.