MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday (October 8) claimed that every segment of society in the country including the Opposition’s alliance was in favour of caste survey, adding that it is the need of the hour.This comes after the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar declared the results of the caste survey conducted which stated that 84 pr cent of the state's population belong to backward classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
"The caste survey took place in Bihar, it will happen in Rajasthan and there is demand for it in Maharashtra as well. Caste survey is the need of the hour and all sections of society and the INDIA alliance are in favour of it," Raut said while speaking to the media.The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar recently announced results of its caste survey, which showed that 84 pr cent of the state's population belong to backward classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.