Bengaluru (PTI): Member of Parliament from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya, on Saturday called on citizens to boycott the Social and Educational Survey—widely referred to as the 'caste census'—currently underway in Karnataka, raising concerns over the "security of personal data being collected".

Stating that he will not participate in the survey, the BJP leader alleged that it is being conducted by the Congress government out of "political malice and with the intention to pit one caste against another", calling it "illegal".

The survey, conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, began on September 22 and is scheduled to continue until October 7.

"Questions have been raised in the High Court about the security of the data collected during the survey—who will protect

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