An example of how dedicated Sharad Yadav was to social justice is that the caste census for which today Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav are challenging Narendra Modi, was initiated years ago by Yadav. Madhya Pradesh was the birthplace of Sharad Yadav, but he became a typical Bihari, and the Mandal politics made Bihar his workplace.
This episode of Siyasat is all about the story of Sharad Yadav's commitment towards democratic values, parliamentary system and socialism.
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