Bengaluru, Sep 30 (IANS) Responding to the boycott calls by BJP leaders regarding the Socio-Economic and Academic Survey, popularly known as the caste census, undertaken by the Congress-led government in Karnataka, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara countered, “What if we tell people not to participate in the census conducted by the Centre?”

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said, “There will naturally be confusions regarding the caste census survey. I request BJP leaders not to add to it. The census will be conducted by the Centre probably in 2026. It has already been delayed, and when it is undertaken, it will be a national census. It will officially ascertain the country’s population and also study the conditions of the people.”

“At that stage, can we tell people not t

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