Caste Survey In Bihar Is Opposed By The Modi Government: Lalu

Lalu Prasad, the leader of the RJD, accused the Narendra Modi administration at the Centre on Saturday of harboring animosity against the Bihar caste survey.

Speaking at a book launch event, Prasad said that persecution of the lower castes, SCs, and STs persisted because “feudal traits do not go away so easily.”

“This country’s prime leader is upset about castes. He often brings up “Jati” in his lectures; maybe he believes that this societal reality will prevent him from finding serenity. Without addressing Modi or the BJP by name, Prasad said with a tinge of cynicism, “He is correct if he believes so.

However, he said that the Solicitor General of India’s testimony before the Supreme Court, which was hearing petitions contesting the exercise, revealed the BJP administration at the Centre’s “hatred” for the caste survey requested by his partner, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Why can’t a caste survey be conducted? The former chief minister of Bihar, arguably the tallest leader to emerge from the Mandal wave of the 1990s, said, “Without having the actual data, we are remaining content with affirmative action based on presumptions, and allocations for weaker sections doled out as if it were a great favor when it was a matter of right.

The state’s caste-based census has been finished, according to Kumar, who also said on Friday that the results would be made public shortly.

Prasad, who takes satisfaction in having presided over Bihar throughout the implementation of the Mandal Commission’s recommendations and the arrest of BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, which ended the “Ram Rath Yatra,” also reiterated his dedication to “social justice and communal harmony.”

The RJD leader, a significant player in the opposition alliance INDIA, said, “I have fought for these two ideals and will continue to fight.”

The stooped leader, who has been weakened by old age and bad health, spoke for about ten minutes while sitting in his chair, although he did give those in attendance a few glimmers of his renowned sense of humor.

As he spoke, Prasad turned to the audience and said, “When I received the invitation for this function, I first felt a sense of fear, looking at the thickness of the tome.” Journalist Manoj Mitta’s book, “Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India,” was launched here.

I really want to read this book. But to do so, I would have to reduce my daily activities so that I may take a break,” the RJD leader stated, eliciting gasps of amusement.

“I can also take the help of my party colleague Shivanand Tiwary who is here,” he continued, to laughter. He is an academic. He can handle the difficult task of reading the book, and I will acquire knowledge from what he learns.