Shivamogga MP BY Raghavendra asked the Supreme Court to act against Karnataka’s Rs 500 crore caste survey, calling it unconstitutional and politically motivated. The High Court earlier made survey participation voluntary, while critics call it a “census cloaked as a survey.”
The Karnataka High Court refused to stay the State’s caste survey but ordered that participation must be voluntary. All data collected during the survey must be kept strictly confidential, the Court said.
