CPI(M) seeks President’s intervention to ensure withdrawal of Census Rule amendments
The CPI(M) has petitioned the President of India to withdraw amendments to Census rules that allow private individuals to serve as enumerators. The party expresses concerns regarding data privacy, potential surveillance, and political bias in the census process.
Why it matters
Highlights ongoing debates regarding data privacy and the integrity of national statistical processes in India.
CPI(M) seeks President’s intervention to ensure withdrawal of Census Rule amendments left M.A. Baby address a press conference on October 12, 2026 PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/wtv57b/article71604745.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI10_12_2026_000378B.jpg - New Delhi: CPI (M) leader MA Baby and Brinda Karat, along with other left party leaders, address a press conference to condemn alleged police high-handedness against student protesters in Connaught Place, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_12_2026_000378B) M.A. Baby questions impartiality and confidentiality under expanded pool of enumerators; warns against use of Census for surveillance or citizenship determination New Delhi Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby has urged President Droupadi Murmu to intervene and ask the Union government to withdraw amendments to the Census Rules that allow hiring of private individuals as census enumerators, warning that such a tweak in rules could lead to “arbitrary and politically motivated appointments”.
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