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PM Modi a ‘U-turn ustad’, wants to sabotage caste census: Congress
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The Indian National Congress has accused the Modi government of sabotaging the upcoming 2027 census by failing to include a drop-down menu for caste selection. The party claims this contradicts the government's own 2021 Supreme Court affidavit, which suggested such a mechanism would improve data consistency.
The Congress on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) alleged that the Narendra Modi government wants to sabotage the caste census and asked why the 2027 census does not include a drop-down menu for selecting castes, despite the Centre recommending it in its affidavit to the Supreme Court in September 2021.
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