RAIPUR: The Scheduled Tribe Development Department of Raigarh district has taken cognizance of the caste certificate issue of Ramkumar Toppo, who is contesting for Sitapur (ST) assembly constituency as a BJP candidate, following Chhattisgarh High Court intervention on October 19.
The applicant in the case, Bihari Lal Tirki, had lodged a complaint with the Scheduled Tribal Development Department and submitted the court order to the tribal development department on October 21. The tribal department has asked the applicant to be present with the documents related to Toppo’s caste certificate at the office of the additional collector at 11 a.m. on November 10, 2023, for further course of action.
