Mumbai, May 1 -- Shiv Sena-UBT leader Anand Dubey welcomed the Union Cabinet's approval to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census but questioned the timing of the decision, suggesting it may be linked to the upcoming Bihar elections.

Dubey, in a self-made video on Wednesday, emphasised the Opposition's long-standing demand for a caste census and urged the government to conduct it swiftly for the betterment of society.

"PM Modi and his government have agreed to this. The opposition has been demanding a caste census for a long time; we welcome this," Dubey said.

"But I want to ask why PM Modi took this decision so late... Did you take this decision only because of the Bihar elections? ... We want the caste census to be conducte...