Preparing for caste census, final decision at all-party meet: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has confirmed that his government is preparing to conduct a caste census in the state after the Centre’s refusal to undertake the exercise earlier this year.

Caste census is the buzzword fuelling Bihar politics over the last several months. Now, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that his government is preparing to conduct a state-specific exercise after the Centre’s refusal to hold census of castes other than SCs and STs.

Nitish Kumar said that he will soon convene an all-party meeting on the issue of conducting caste census in Bihar, after which the exercise will be initiated in the state. He, however, made it clear that the final decision regarding the caste census would be taken by the state government only after the all-party meeting.