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Covaxin vaccine. Covid vaccine registration. News India News Caste census a must, let 50 per cent cap be broken if required: Lalu. Prasad, who has been convalescing in Delhi after his release from jail earlier this year, made the remarks while addressing a training camp of his party workers organised here to which he got connected online. Quotas have been decided taking into account a census conducted before Independence. And even these are rarely filled, resulting in huge backlogs.

Let there be a fresh caste census and all get quotas in proportion to their population. Prasad's younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, who is the leader of the opposition in state assembly, had recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to broach the issue of caste census as part of a delegation headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar — an arch rival of the RJD supremo.

A cap of 50 per cent on quotas has been fixed by an order of the Supreme Court. Prasad, who is in his late 70s and suffers from multiple ailments, spoke for less than 30 minutes and the audience were left pining for his wit and repartee that had made him a legend in his heydays.

He, nonetheless, sought to assure his foot soldiers that his health was improving and he will soon be in Bihar, touring all districts to energise the rank and file. He also expressed satisfaction over the generational change in his party and appeared impressed with the RJD's electrifying campaign and performance in the assembly polls last year. A keen observer of politics, he candidly admitted the need for greater discipline in the party and asked workers to take a leaf out of the book of alliance partners like the Left and the Samajwadi Party in adjoining Uttar Pradesh.

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Tarkishore Prasad Follow Followers. Following Followers. Cancel OK. Contact number , , Social Handles. Interesting Facts 1. He has been active in BJP since its inception in He won his first election as MLA in by a margin of votes only. He is the first time minister in Nitish Kumar led Bihar state government. Before taking the charge of Deputy Chief Minister, he was never inducted in the cabinet of any government.

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