Bengaluru: Even as pressure is mounting on the Karnataka Government to make the State’s Socio-economic and Educational Census, popularly known as the ‘caste census’, public, in a narrative resembling a suspense thriller, it has now come to light that the original copy of the survey report has mysteriously disappeared, raising eyebrows and legal concerns.
The original report, crafted by H. Kantharaj, former Chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, is reportedly missing from the Commission’s strong room. Although scanned copies exist, lacking authorisation renders them unacceptable to the Government. The current Commission, led by Chairman K. Jayaprakash Hegde, is now crafting a new report based on the same data obtained from Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) systems.
