Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar바카라s JD(U) and his arch rival Lalu Prasad바카라s RJD, the principal opposition party, on Tuesday ended up on the same page in questioning the Centre on why aspiring 바카라Agniveers바카라 were being asked to furnish religion and caste details.
JD(U) parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha came up with a couple of social media posts addressed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in which he raised 바카라fears of misuse바카라 of such information, in a move that is likely to rankle ally BJP, which is still sore over the stance adopted by the JD(U) since the 바카라Agnipath바카라 scheme was rolled out.
Moreover, Kushwaha바카라s views were echoed by Tejashwi Yadav, RJD president바카라s son and party heir apparent, who came out with tweets flaying the 바카라Sangh-backed BJP government at the Centre바카라.
바카라바카라Jaati na poochho sadhu ki lekin jaati poochho fauji ki바카라 (a holy man must not be asked about his caste, but it is okay to do so with respect to an Army man), said Yadav in his sarcastic tweet, wherein he also lambasted the BJP for 바카라running away from a caste census바카라, referring to the Centre바카라s refusal to conduct the same, which has led the government in Bihar to carry out a headcount on its own resources.
The former Bihar deputy CM also alleged 바카라Agniveers are being asked to disclose their caste so that the RSS, which is the most casteist organisation in the country, could get the candidates screened on the basis of their castes바카라.
The nuisance value of the allegation was not lost on the BJP, the political offshoot of the RSS, which has been trying hard to do away with the label of being 바카라pro-upper caste바카라 to gain more than a foot in the door of Bihar politics.
바카라In the armed forces, it is the norm to collect all personal details of candidates. It is nothing new and there is no need for creating any controversy,바카라 state BJP spokesman Arvind Kumar Singh said in a statement.
Nonetheless, Yadav바카라s contention 바카라 바카라what is the need for seeking caste details when there are no quotas under Agnipath scheme바카라 found a resonance with Kushwaha as well as former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha with its four MLAs has come to be seen as the JD(U)바카라s veritable B team.
바카라Agniveers are destined to get a lollipop by way of temporary employment in the armed forces. Why are they being asked to disclose their caste when there is no caste-based reservation under the new scheme of recruitment,바카라 asked Manjhi, who has of late been nettling BJP with his plain-speak on issues ranging from social behaviour of Brahmins to historicity, or lack thereof, of Lord Rama.
Kushwaha, who was approached by journalists with queries, said 바카라anything that has no good use can be misused and the same applies to seeking caste and religion details from Agniveers. I would wait till the defence minister comes up with his clarification바카라.
The JD(U) leader, who has come to be seen as ally BJP바카라s principal detractor in his party, also warned 바카라if no explanations are forthcoming, then those levelling allegations will do so with a vengeance바카라.
(With PTI inputs)
