<p>Gwalior: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday dubbed the Congress and I.N.D.I.A. bloc "anti-reservation" and claimed the BJP had supported caste survey exercise in the eastern state.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/gwalior">Gwalior</a>, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take an appropriate decision (regarding conducting a caste census).</p>.<p>“The BJP had supported caste census there (in Bihar) and is not against it. The home minister (Amit Shah) also said we are not against it. A decision will be taken at an appropriate time. The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) will decide in this regard”, Choudhary said when asked about the BJP's stand on conducting caste census.</p>.Lok Sabha session: I.N.D.I.A. bloc MPs to hold 'Constitution march' to Parliament ahead of swearing-in .<p>Queried on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on NEET paper 'leak' and reservations, Choudhary said Rahul didn't know what he was saying.</p>.<p>"Rahul's father (late prime minister) Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the implementation of the Mandal Commission. When BR Ambedkar gave reservations to Dalits and tribals in 1952, Jawaharlal Nehru opposed it".</p>.<p>Terming the Congress and the I.N.D.I.A. bloc as “anti-reservation", Choudhary said (Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder) Shyama Prasad Mookerjee had supported the reservation for Dalits and tribals.</p>.<p>"Ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani had also supported the Mandal Commission," he claimed.</p>.<p>Acknowledging that poverty remains a concern though all sections of society are under the reservation system, Choudhary said PM Modi is working to find a solution.</p>.UGC-NET paper leak: CBI team probing case attacked in Bihar's Nawada, 4 arrested.<p>The Bihar Deputy CM said he would remove his turban in Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya on July 2.</p>.<p>Choudhary, when in Opposition, had resolved to remove his turban only after dethroning Nitish Kumar as the chief minister.</p>.<p>"However, the BJP extended its support to Kumar and made him CM again. I will offer my turban to Lord Ram in support of BJP and Bihar," he added. </p>
<p>Gwalior: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday dubbed the Congress and I.N.D.I.A. bloc "anti-reservation" and claimed the BJP had supported caste survey exercise in the eastern state.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/gwalior">Gwalior</a>, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take an appropriate decision (regarding conducting a caste census).</p>.<p>“The BJP had supported caste census there (in Bihar) and is not against it. The home minister (Amit Shah) also said we are not against it. A decision will be taken at an appropriate time. The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) will decide in this regard”, Choudhary said when asked about the BJP's stand on conducting caste census.</p>.Lok Sabha session: I.N.D.I.A. bloc MPs to hold 'Constitution march' to Parliament ahead of swearing-in .<p>Queried on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on NEET paper 'leak' and reservations, Choudhary said Rahul didn't know what he was saying.</p>.<p>"Rahul's father (late prime minister) Rajiv Gandhi had opposed the implementation of the Mandal Commission. When BR Ambedkar gave reservations to Dalits and tribals in 1952, Jawaharlal Nehru opposed it".</p>.<p>Terming the Congress and the I.N.D.I.A. bloc as “anti-reservation", Choudhary said (Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder) Shyama Prasad Mookerjee had supported the reservation for Dalits and tribals.</p>.<p>"Ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani had also supported the Mandal Commission," he claimed.</p>.<p>Acknowledging that poverty remains a concern though all sections of society are under the reservation system, Choudhary said PM Modi is working to find a solution.</p>.UGC-NET paper leak: CBI team probing case attacked in Bihar's Nawada, 4 arrested.<p>The Bihar Deputy CM said he would remove his turban in Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya on July 2.</p>.<p>Choudhary, when in Opposition, had resolved to remove his turban only after dethroning Nitish Kumar as the chief minister.</p>.<p>"However, the BJP extended its support to Kumar and made him CM again. I will offer my turban to Lord Ram in support of BJP and Bihar," he added. </p>