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The census operation continues to be on hold and the government has not yet announced a new schedule for it. | File Photo
The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks that an announcement on a census would be made once it was finalised, saying “such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over three years”.
The opposition party’s remarks came a day after Shah said the decadal census exercise would be carried out at an appropriate time and an announcement made when it was decided.
“Wow. Such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over 3 years!” Ramesh said in a post on X.
The house listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The census will be carried out at an appropriate time. We will make an announcement for it when it is decided,” Shah said at a press conference in Raipur while replying to a question on it.
The census operation continues to be on hold and the government has not yet announced a new schedule for it.
Several opposition parties have been demanding a “caste census”. However, there has been no announcement by the government so far on this politically-significant issue.
First Published: Aug 25 2024 | 9:54 AM IST
