New Delhi/IBNS, May 3 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said the Modi government "stands at a historic crossroads" in view of the Centre's decision to include caste census in the next year's population census.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tejashwi, who is the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, advocated the usage of the caste census for ensuring equality and "as a catalyst for systemic reforms".

Like his political ally Congress, the opposition leader, who will lock horns with Modi's BJP in Bihar elections later this year, has proposed the reconsideration of the "arbitrary cap on reservations".

Days ago, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi welcomed the central go...