An all-party meeting held in Bihar on Wednesday unanimously decided to start the caste-based census very soon. Those to be involved in the mega exercise will be given proper training and the report will be published.
All parties which have representation in the Legislature attended the meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Three parties — the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) led by Mukesh Sahani, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas ) led by Chirag Paswan and his estranged uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras-led Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party — were not invited for the meeting as they have no representation in the Legislature.
“It was unanimously decided to conduct caste-based census and it will be done very soon after the proposal was placed in the Cabinet. Proper training of those involved in such a mega exercise too will be given”, Mr. Kumar told media persons after the meeting. The Chief Minister said it would be a “time-bound exercise and each and every detail of caste, sub-castes, community and religion will be taken care of for the development of all sections of people”. He said the “census report will be published so that no one is left out and media too will be briefed about it from time to time”.
