The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying it cannot stop any state from taking a policy decision.
It is not much of an issue just now, but it could become one if the idea of caste census captures socio-political imagination, going beyond electoral tags and identities, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A couple of days after the Bihar government released caste survey data, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav asserted that caste census should be carried out throughout the country. India News | Caste Census Should Be Carried out Throughout Country: RJD Chief Lalu Yadav.
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India News: RJD chief Lalu Yadav has called for a caste census to be carried out throughout India, following the release of caste survey data in Bihar. Yadav beli