Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar reiterates demand for caste census, says this is in national interest

Biharchief ministerNitish Kumar reiterated his demand for a castecensus, saying it is in national interest and will facilitate development of the communities lagging in development.
Asked about the Centre’s affidavit

in The Supreme Court that virtually ruled out census on the caste lines, he told reporters that it was “absolutely not correct” but added that the matter was not directly related to the issue of caste census.

In the national capital to attend Home

ministerAmit Shah’s meeting with the chief ministers of naxal-affected states, the JD(U) leader also rejected arguments against caste census and asserted that the demand for it has been coming from not only Bihar but many states.