Months forward of the Lok Sabha elections, the Bihar authorities, in a major transfer, launched the statistics pertaining to its controversial caste-based census 2022 on October 02, 2023.
The caste-based census, also referred to as ‘Bihar Jati Adharit Janganana’, revealed that the opposite backward castes represent a complete of 27 per cent of the inhabitants of the state whereas the extremely backward castes represent a lion share of 36 per cent of Bihar’s inhabitants.
The census figures launched by the federal government revealed that the scheduled castes and tribes represent a majority of 20 per cent, whereas the Savarans represent a mixed inhabitants of 15 per cent within the state.
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While breaking apart the figures additional, the census revealed that the Rajput castes represent 3.65 per cent of the inhabitants whereas the Brahmins and the Bhumihars stand at 3.66 per cent and a couple of.86 per cent respectively. On the opposite hand the figures pertaining to the census counsel that the Yadav caste represent a 14 per cent majority within the inhabitants whereas the Kurmi caste make up 2.87 per cent of the overall inhabitants.
After the discharge of the a lot hyped census figures Chief Minister Nitish Kumar whereas taking to the X (Twitter) stated that “on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi jayanti, the figures of the caste based census of Bihar has been published.”
“A proposal was passed by the constituent assembly for the same with all the political parties on board. The caste census has not only revealed the castes but it has also provided information about the economic condition of everyone. On the basis of which further action will be taken for the development and upliftment of all sections”, tweeted additional chief minister Kumar.
Further whereas interacting with the media the Chief Minister stated, “After doing everything the result came out. We have taken the financial condition of every family. Tomorrow in all party meetings we will keep everything in front of everyone, the government will take all the necessary steps after taking everyone’s suggestions in the meeting.”
#WATCH | On the caste-based survey report, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, “After doing everything the result came out. We have taken the financial condition of every family… Tomorrow in all party meetings we will keep everything in front of everyone…The government will take all… pic.twitter.com/9WeOmciGJm
— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2023
Meanwhile after the disclosure of the report of the caste census Union Minister Giriraj Singh whereas slamming the grand coalition stated that “the caste census will do nothing more than spreading Bhram among the poor and public of the state.”
They ought to have given a report card that Nitish Kumar dominated the state for 18 years and Lalu Yadav dominated the state for 15 years however what they did for the upliftment of poors, how many individuals they gave employment to, how many individuals’s situation they uplifted, that ought to have been the report card. Now this report of caste primarily based census is nothing however an eyewash, stated additional the union minister.
#WATCH | Begusarai, Bihar: Union Minister Giriraj Singh says, “Caste Census will do nothing more than spreading ‘bhram’ among the poor and public of the state. They should have given a report card that Nitish Kumar ruled the state for 18 years and Lalu Yadav ruled the state for… pic.twitter.com/TKUYxYyxpk
— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2023
Another senior chief from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), National General Secretary of BJP OBC Morcha, Dr. Nikhil Anand in an in depth assertion stated that “The caste census course of in Bihar was a unanimous and collective determination of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government. It’s one other factor that the counting course of befell when BJP is just not in energy courtesy the U-turn of Nitish Kumar.
The Narendra Modi authorities on the centre has labored loads for the welfare of subaltern communities particularly the SC, ST and OBC in addition to the poors basically. The constitutional standing to NCBC, the reservation for OBC in NEET, the PM Vishwakarma Yojana and completely different schemes to economically promote the SC, ST, OBCs and poors basically. The PM Vishwakarma Yojana goes to cater the curiosity of greater than 50% of the OBC inhabitants.
PM Narendra Modi is the legacy holder of Shyama Prasad Mukheree ji and Deen Dayal Upadhyay ji however in case you analyse his work on a critical be aware, he’s additionally one of many best legacy holders of late B.P. Mandal ji, Karpoori Thakur ji and Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar ji.
The RJD and JDU are making an attempt to play politics on the idea of casteism however they may chew the mud. The method the SC, ST, OBC, the Vaishya group and the final caste folks are being killed, butchered due to regulation and order collapse in Bihar is not going to let RJD-JDU mix serve its political functions.
What message does the Nitish authorities need to give to the folks of Bihar and India with this caste census? Only the variety of completely different castes and communities have come out. Why don’t the federal government come out with the detailed complete and intensive information of financial standing, instructional standing and class- profile of various castes and communities.
The strategy of the grand alliance Government in Bihar may be very a lot casteist. Just as a result of the Nitish Kumar led JDU- RJD- Congress authorities has failed on all fronts, they need to open a Pandora Box on the idea of caste. Caste is just not the Panacea for all of the ills, the society of Bihar or India is going through
It is to be famous that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)and Janata Dal United (JDU) led authorities has been at loggers head with the primary opposition BJP over the caste primarily based census within the state the place the previous coalition has been repeatedly advocating for a caste primarily based census whereas the BJP however whereas supporting the transfer has been alleging the Nitish led coalition for enjoying caste politics.
