BJP not averse to caste census: Sushil Kumar Modi
Nitish Kumar's JD(U), RJD and other political parties from Bihar are pressing for a caste-based census. They are saying that the exercise will not only benefit Bihar, but the whole country.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi has said that the saffron party is not averse to the caste-based census. Modi, the former Deputy CM of Bihar, said that the delegation from Bihar that will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will have a BJP representative.
"BJP was never against caste-based census, we have also been part of resolutions passed in the legislative assembly and council in its support. The delegation that will meet PM Modi also includes a BJP representative," he tweeted.
A delegation of leaders from 10 political parties led by JDU president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet PM Modi today to demand a caste-based census. The delegation also includes Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Yadav.
Nitish Kumar's JD(U), RJD and other political parties from Bihar are pressing for a caste-based census. They are saying that the exercise will not only benefit Bihar, but the whole country.
Fresh demands for caste census have been triggered by a statement by the Centre in Parliament recently that an exercise to ascertain the population of only SCs and STs was under consideration.
Meanwhile, Tejashwi Yadav said that a Caste-based census "can get data that can help in preparing relevant benefit schemes for people from different sections of society".
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