Caste-based census: Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav on the same page

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that he will seek an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue of a caste-based census. Kumar, who is the de facto leader of the JD(U), however, asserted that divergent stands adopted by his party and the BJP, which heads the Union government, on the issue will not affect the coalition.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that he will seek an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue of a caste-based census. Kumar, who is the de facto leader of the JD(U), however, asserted that divergent stands adopted by his party and the BJP, which heads the Union government, on the issue will not affect the coalition. August 02, 2021 at 08:42AM https://ift.tt/3lhASWQ