The MLA and his son were Saturday booked on charges of intentional insult with an intent to provoke breach of peace, abetment of suicide and joint criminal liability on a complaint by Parusharams’s wife, Shwetha.

Addressing a press conference here, Paswan said he was in favour of a caste census, for which a vociferous demand is being made by the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, though he was also of the view that findings thereof ”must not be made public”.

IMD has issued yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh as flash floods and landslides due to cloudbursts and heavy rains lead to the closure of 114 roads in the state