Today(3rd August), Union Minister Chirag Paswan opposed the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing states to create sub-groups within Scheduled Castes for the 15% quota and announced his party, the Lok Janshakti Party, will appeal. Paswan also supported a caste census, as demanded by Rahul Gandhi, but stressed that the results should not be made public.
The Delhi High Court advised the petitioner to withdraw the election challenge against Chirag Paswan’s Lok Sabha win and approach the jurisdictional high court in Bihar. The court expressed doubts about the case’s maintainability in Delhi, given that the constituency is in Bihar. It scheduled a hearing for August 28. The petitioner alleged sexual assault and challenged Paswan’s nomination.
