Modi government accused of census conspiracy to understate OBC population
On August 17, 2026, Anil Jaihind, national chairman of the Congress party's OBC department, accused the Modi government at a press conference of deliberately excluding the OBC category from the census questionnaire, alleging it was part of a conspiracy to understate their population. He cited technical issues with an open-ended caste question and referenced Telangana’s detailed survey approach. The Congress claims Rahul Gandhi has been demanding a caste census since 2023.
17 AUG 2026
· THIS STORY — The Hindu
Congress leader Anil Jaihind accused the Modi government of intentionally excluding the OBC category from the census questionnaire.
18 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
The RG&CCI released a 40-question Census 2027 questionnaire, including new fields on spouse's name and caste details, for door-to-door enumeration.
19 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
Congress accuses the Census 2027 methodology of having a "deeper nefarious purpose" due to new questions on religion, birth, and caste.
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