The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (September 25, 2025) refused to stay the social and educational survey prevalent in the name of a caste -based survey. Instructing the state government to maintain the confidentiality of the data, the court also said that the survey should be voluntary. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi said that they do not see any reason to stop the survey.

What did the bench say?
The bench said, ‘We make it clear that the data collected will not be disclosed to anyone. The Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission (KSCBC) will ensure that the figures are completely safe and confidential. The judges also directed KSCBC to issue public notification that the survey is voluntary and no one can be forced to give any information. The court said that those who calculate this thing will also have to tell the public.

Opposition to ethnic census
Significantly, the caste census being done by the Karnataka government is being opposed and it is being alleged that it can be taken political advantage. Earlier this week, the state government defended the survey and said that the central government is adopting a double attitude in this matter. The survey, which started from 22 September, will run till October 7. Due to the problems of server and network, employees had a problem with the first two days.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi gave this argument
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the state, argued that the Center had amended the 105th constitution in 2021, under which the states got the right to identify and list the backward classes. Singhvi said in the court that now the Center is now supporting the petitioners because there is a government of the opposition party in the state.

Caste census in bihar: A separate picture came out from the political corridor of Bihar on Friday (May 02, 2025). A joint press conference was organized by the NDA at the Circuit House in Vaishali, but no one arrived from Chirag Paswan’s party (LJP Ram Vilas). Neither an MP reached nor a district level leader reached. NDA leaders are not considering it a big issue but RJD has claimed that Chirag Paswan is going to separate.

Chirag’s picture was put in the banner of press conference

JDU national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad addressed this press conference held at the Circuit House in Vaishali. He referred to the decision of the Central Government related to the ethnic census. There was no concrete information about why no leader was involved with LJP Ram Vilas in this joint press conference. However, a picture of Chirag Paswan was definitely put on the banner of the press conference.

Chirag’s party separated from NDA and did PC

A separate PC was later performed in the circuit house on behalf of Chirag Paswan’s party. Mukesh Paswan, the state general secretary of LJP Ram Vilas, who held the press conference, told about the benefit of ethnic census. Said that Ram Vilas Paswan had also demanded this for a long time. Chirag Paswan also used to demand caste census where he used to hold gathering. Now approval has been received from the Modi cabinet. For this, he thanked PM Modi and Chirag Paswan.

Addressing a press conference organized by the NDA on the decision of the caste census by the NDA at the Vaishali premises@Nitishkumar@Sanjayjha@Jduonline pic.twitter.com/byhmjzw6qm

– rajeev ranjan prasad (@rajivranjanjdu) May 2, 2025

What did NDA not say if they are not involved in PC?

Why did he separate from the NDA and do PC on the ethnic census? Mukesh Paswan did not give any concrete reason on this. Said, “We are holding a press conference on behalf of our party, but wish all the leaders of the coalition. It is a separate press conference from our party. A press conference has been held on the orders of the state president and district president.”

On this entire issue, JDU national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said that today Chirag Paswan’s party is not here, then it may be that there will be somewhere in Muzaffarpur. Maybe today they will have some other issue. At the same time, senior JDU leader and Energy Minister of Bihar Government Vijendra Yadav said that everyone has a matter of their respective party. The decision has been taken by the NDA.

What did RJD say?

This entire episode has been tightened by RJD. RJD MLA Mukesh Roshan said that it is clear that Chirag Paswan is running on Ekla Chalo’s policy and is separating from the NDA alliance. They are engaged in the separation process. If the assembly elections are coming closer, then the Chief Minister’s candidates are becoming. Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi are showing their eyes, so they did not join the NDA PC.

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Tejashwi Yadav News: The central government has announced to conduct caste census. Politics is also happening since the announcement. An announcement has been made at a time when assembly elections are to be held in Bihar. What is the benefit of this in the election is later, but Tejashwi Yadav has once again attacked the BJP and the central government. On Friday (May 02, 2025), he posted on X and wrote, “The caste census is beginning, the picture is still left.”

‘How many hollow people are these’

Assembly elections are to be held in Bihar this year (2025) and in view of this, Tejashwi Yadav also posted his masterplan of reservation by posting on X. Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X, “Anti -equivalent narrow and negative Sanghis/BJP will also abuse us on this, but later shameless will call our agenda as our master stroke. How many hollow people are there?”

Tejashwi Yadav walked these bets

• Backward/Backward constituency
• Reservation in private sector
• Reservation in contract
• Reservation in judiciary
• Will implement the remaining recommendations of Mandal Commission
• Will give reservation in proportion to population
• Special state status for Bihar
• Special package for Bihar

Let us know that the opposition is taking credit on the issue of ethnic census. Although assembly elections are to be held in Bihar, in that case the central government has taken away a big issue like caste census from the opposition. On the other hand, before the Bihar assembly elections, the opposition is also questioning the timing regarding the announcement of caste census. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has said here that, “The haste in which the BJP -led central government decided on the caste census on Wednesday, I was convinced that it has been made in view of Bihar assembly elections.”

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Caste census in bihar: After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the entire country is eyeing the central government as to what action is taken against Pakistan. What action is taken? Meanwhile, the opposition is raising questions about the timing of the central government’s caste census. JDU’s response has come to all this. Speaking to ABP News on Thursday (May 01, 2025), JDU’s national chief spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said that the opposition should not question the timing.

Rajiv Ranjan said that after the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan is being given a befitting reply. He also said that the decision to conduct ethnic census should not be seen even by linking with Bihar elections. In Bihar, Nitish Kumar has conducted caste survey by himself.

‘Bihar’s decision was adopted at the country’s level’

On the other hand, JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan said that in Bihar, Nitish Kumar himself conducted a caste survey, due to which the land of caste census was prepared across the country. The decision of Bihar has been adopted at the country’s level. Nitish has always been active on the issue of ethnic census. Nitish demanded this in his speech in Parliament in 1994. As CM Nitish worked for empowerment of all classes.

PM Modi gave a befitting reply to opposition: Rajiv

Rajiv Ranjan said that PM Modi has given a befitting reply to the opposition by deciding to conduct caste census across the country. When the opposition remained in power, the caste census was not done. There was politics only in his name.

Let us know that the decision to get caste calculations is being considered a big bet from the perspective of Bihar elections. The grand alliance was preparing to make it the biggest issue in Bihar elections.

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Caste census in bihar: After the decision to conduct caste census in the country, politics has also intensified. Opposition parties are engaged in taking credit on this decision of the central government. In Patna, late Wednesday (April 30, 2025), Tejashwi Yadav and RJD leaders celebrated by burning crackers. This has been attacked by JDU leader and spokesperson Neeraj Kumar. On Thursday (May 01, 2025), he posted his video statement on X.

Neeraj Kumar said, “Tejashwi Yadav on caste census wants to prove himself to be a knife-creature of politics. The truth is that you were born in 1989, land was written in Phulwaria in the name of your surname Tarun Yadav. In 1994, Nitish Kumar became the voice of caste census in the house. A visionary leader was revealing his social thinking. Your father was arranging land for you despite being a minor. ”

Everyone will open: Neeraj Kumar

The JDU leader said that if the caste survey was not in Bihar, then how would it be known that in the name of your family (Tejashwi Yadav), there is 43 bigha 12 kattos and 16 alert land in Patna? When the caste census is in the country, then where you have invested black money in politics, everyone will open.

Maa @YADAVTEJASHWIYes, you want to take credit for caste census by becoming a churchhuri cracker of politics.
In 1994 @Nitishkumar There was a voice of caste census in the House, then the land was being written in your name. Those who climb the ladder of power on the land of Dalit-backwards-are you ready for property survey? pic.twitter.com/pexy2qgfx3

– Neeraj Kumar (@neerajkumarmlc) May 1, 2025

Taking a dig at Tejashwi Yadav, Neeraj Kumar further said that it is better to accept the truth than the dismantling of politics, that Nitish Kumar has the moral force that caste census is happening inside the country today due to his argument. Narendra Modi’s government and the NDA government also decided to survey caste in Bihar and decided to census caste census at the center, so your claim turned out to be fake.

Challenging Tejashwi, Neeraj Kumar said that open the tongue about the property collection in politics. You have written the land of Dalits, backward and minorities in the name of your job and you want to take credit for caste census in politics.

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