Karnataka BJP Raises Concerns Over Caste Census Controversy
Karnataka BJP leaders petitioned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot about the state's upcoming caste census, voicing concerns over dual-identity castes with Christian and Hindu names. They urged intervention, claiming the census could foster confusion and religious conversions, and called it a politically motivated exercise.
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Karnataka BJP leaders recently approached Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to lodge their concerns over the forthcoming caste census, which they allege includes 46 castes with dual identities featuring both Christian and Hindu names.
The delegation, including prominent party members like Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and P C Mohan, insisted that these dual identities might provoke significant confusion and potentially spurn mass religious conversions, urging the Governor to halt the survey.
BJP critics claim the survey represents a politically-driven effort to splinter the community, urging a transparent, national-aligned census instead. They vowed to continue legal and street campaigns should the government proceed unchanged.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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