NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Bihar, the Congress on Wednesday posed a series of questions on Bihar, asking if the PM thinks that a caste census is divisive and will he take decisive steps to remove the “arbitrary” 50 per cent ceiling on reservations for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and OBCs.
Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, asked if the PM thinks that a caste census is divisive. “Under pressure from the Congress and RJD, the Nitish Kumar government was forced to release the Bihar Caste Census data in October 2023.
The PM accused it of ‘dividing the country in the name of caste’,” Ramesh said. After shaking hands with Nitish, what does the PM think about the caste-based survey released by his old/new ally, he asked.
“Will he take it forward in the decadal Census that was supposed to be held in 2021 but looks likely to be conducted soon? And will he take decisive steps to remove the arbitrary 50% ceiling on reservations for SC/ST/OBCs?” he asked.