The Hindu·3 min read·medium
OBC column missing from census questionnaire, says Congress
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Indian National Congress has criticized the government for excluding the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from the 2027 census questionnaire. Party officials argue this omission hinders accurate population tracking and undermines social justice efforts.
The Congress on Monday (August 17, 2026) accused the Modi government of deliberately excluding the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from the census questionnaire, alleging that the omission was part of a “deep conspiracy” to keep the community’s actual population out of official data.
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