Janata Dal (United) senior leader and former bureaucrat Pavan K Varma says the government should initiate dialogue with citizens on protests over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rather than proceeding with National Population Register (NPR). Varma is at odds with his party since JD (U), an NDA ally, had supported the Citizenship Amendment Bill in both Houses of Parliament. As the party didn’t concede his request not to vote for CAA, Varma says that he will decide future course of action after consulting party leader Nitish Kumar.