Centre dragging feet on Bihar’s concern over caste census: Tejashwi Yadav

The opposition RJD in Bihar on Friday accused the Centre of dragging its feet over the state's "unanimous" demand for a caste-based census.The party's de facto leader Tejashwi Yadav,

The opposition RJD in Bihar on Friday accused the Centre of dragging its feet over the state's "unanimous" demand for a caste-based census. The party's de facto leader Tejashwi Yadav, who addressed a press conference here, warned that if given a short shrift by the Narendra Modi government, political leaders in the State will "have no other option except to sit on a dharna at Jantar Mantar until their voices are heard". Referring to a letter sent by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a week ago, seeking an appointment to discuss the issue, Mr. Yadav said "it is appalling that the PM has not deigned to give a reply".