Amit Shah says Bihar caste survey shows inflated Muslim, Yadav population

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, accusing it of “deliberately” showing an inflated population of Muslims and Yadavs in the state's caste survey. He also accused the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government of indulging in “appeasement politics”.

Union home minister Amit Shah (File Photo)

“The decision to conduct the caste survey in Bihar was taken when the JD(U) was part of the NDA. But the way the survey was conducted reveals the ulterior design of the Mahagathbandhan government... population of Muslims and Yadavs were deliberately inflated during the exercise,” Amit Shah said while addressing a rally in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

“…The government is not interested in the welfare of people belonging to other backward communities,” he added.