Lok Janshakti (Ram Vilas) Party leader Chirag Paswan questioned the veracity of the statistics in the report of the Bihar caste census, alleging that it has only been done for political gain and to inflate the numbers for certain caste groups.
“There is a clear political conspiracy to inflate the figures of certain caste groups while minimising that of a few others,” Mr. Paswan told The Hindu. He said the problem particularly affects many smaller caste groups that come under the Scheduled Caste list and also extends to the Other Backward Classes.
Though he did not name any caste group in particular there are growing complaints in Bihar that the Kushwaha community has been underrepresented in the caste census.
