Several parties from JD(U) & RJD in Bihar, and SP & BSP in UP, to DMK in Tamil Nadu and Trinamool in Bengal have supported the demand for a caste census.
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According to the government, the need arose to address such matters as (a) push for higher private participation in public sector insurance companies; (b) raise the level of insurance penetration and thereby social protection; (c) secure the interests of policyholders in a better manner; (d) contribute to faster growth of Indian economy.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary C.T. Ravi courted controversy on Thursday by saying, "let the Congress open hukka bars in the name of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru."The BJP leader made the statement .