Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging cancellation of the current census questionnaire related to caste. In the letter, the Congress leaders say the existing questionnaire should not be used and call for a revised approach. Kharge posts the letter on X, publicizing the request and its rationale.
The two outlets describe the proposed alternative as using a “verified” list of castes to prepare any future questionnaire. Scroll.in adds that the Congress leaders suggest creating a drop-down list of castes, similar to the way Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are enumerated in the census. The Hindu frames the request around preparing a new questionnaire based on a list of castes that is verified, while both accounts emphasize a change in the questionnaire rather than any endorsement of the current format.
