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'No one opposed to caste census in cabinet': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah clarifies

IndiaTimes Friday, 18 April 2025 ()
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that the cabinet discussion on the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey, also known as the caste census, was inconclusive and postponed to May 2. Despite concerns raised by ministers regarding the survey's unscientific nature and outdated information, Siddaramaiah denied reports of heated arguments, emphasising that no one opposed the survey outright.
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