Janjivan Bureau / Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said a nationwide implementation of National Register of Citizens was “needless” and had “no justification”.
Speaking in the state Legislative Assembly, Kumar further said his government agreed in principle to National Population Register (NPR) as they did likewise when such an exercise was last conducted 10 years ago.
He, however, emphasised that the census should be caste-based. The Chief Minister said he was ready to have a discussion in the House with regard to “extra details” being sought as part of the NPR.
He made the remarks while thanking the House for its unanimous support to the Constitution amendment for extending quotas for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years at a special day-long session convened for the purpose.
Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi was seated next to him when Kumar was speaking.
