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In wake of the the Patna High Court on Tuesday rejecting the plea of Bihar government pertaining to caste-based census, RJD state General Secretary Ranvijay Sahu accused the opposition BJP of trying to divert the attention from it.

After the Patna High Court on Thursday put an interim stay on the caste-based survey being conducted by the Bihar government, state BJP President Samrat Chaudhary blamed Nitish Kumar, saying that the survey has been stalled due to the failure of the Chief Minister.

The second phase of the caste-based census has started in the State and will continue till May 15, said Dr Chandrashekhar Singh, DM, Patna.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain various pleas challenging the Bihar Governments decision to conduct a caste-based census across the state.

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain petitions challenging the Bihar governments decision to conduct a caste-based census.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the state government will take suggestions for the caste-based census from all the political parties regarding its implementation process.

With the Bihar government on Wednesday announcing a caste-based census, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav termed it a victory for his party President Lalu Prasad Yadav and the party.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Thursday gave approval to a caste-based census, informed Bihar Chief Secretary Amir Subhani.

Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Sunday wrote to all other party leaders and requested them to join in discussions over the caste census on June 1.

The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) has called for a Bharat Bandh today demanding a caste-based census.