Congress leaders ask Modi government to scrap current caste census questionnaire
Congress senior figures Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a change to the census questionnaire on caste, warning it may produce unreliable data.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress high-command members Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi expressed concerns over the methodology used to collect caste information in the upcoming census. They argued that the existing questionnaire could lead to inaccurate statistics and requested that the government withdraw it. The appeal highlights ongoing political debate about how demographic data should be gathered in India.
Why it matters
Accurate caste data is crucial for policy decisions and resource allocation in India.
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