All-party meet on caste census in Bihar today, proposal to be sent for Cabinet nod
India Today
An all-party meeting on the caste census will be held in Bihar today and a proposal will be sent for Cabinet approval.
An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been convened in Patna today to discuss the issue of the caste census in the state.
The meeting which was slated for May 27 was rescheduled for June 1.
According to sources, this meeting is likely to get a viewpoint of all political parties in the state on the issue of the caste census and the modalities of conducting the census.
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If all political parties agree to conduct a caste census in the state, a proposal will be sent to the state Cabinet for approval, following which the deck will be cleared to conduct a caste census in Bihar.
The issue of caste census, which has been very close to political parties such as the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal United, has been dominating the proceedings ever since the leader of the Opposition, Tejaswi Yadav, raised this issue backed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last year.
An all-party delegation from Bihar led by Nitish Kumar also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a caste census in the state. However, the Centre refused to conduct a caste census in the country, citing technical problems.
