Rajput leader and don-turned-politician Anand Mohan told The Hindu that the government of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducted the recent caste survey for their “own political interests”.
Asked about both leaders not conducting the caste survey in the previous 30 years despite being in power in the State, Mr. Mohan said, “Are the politicians saints? Don’t you think that they will look after their own interests? Politicians will always look after their own interests. I don’t find it wrong. I always tell my people not to run away from reality and accept it, provided the survey is accurate,“ Mr. Mohan said, adding a caste census should be conducted at the national level as well.
With the survey in Bihar showing that Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) form over 63% of the population while Upper Classes make up 15.52%, Mr. Mohan said the Upper Castes will play the role of “kingmaker” in elections.
