Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar over the law and order situation, alleging that the state has turned into “the crime capital of India”.

Addressing the ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’ in Nalanda’s Rajgir, Gandhi also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “remaining silent” on US President Donald Trump's claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan during the military conflict.

“Bihar, once considered the land of peace and justice, has now turned into the crime capital of India,” the former Congress president asserted.

Gandhi also said he was apprehensive whether the Centre could properly conduct the caste census “with no officers from the OBC, Dalit or tribal communities finalising the questionnaire”.

“I am fighting for the caste census to save the Constitution and for the overall betterment of the country... Wherever we form government in future, we will remove the 50 per cent cap on reservation. It will start from Bihar,” he said.