India, Aug. 26 -- The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the way the caste census was being conducted in the country was a "betrayal of the people", "self-sabotage" and a "whitewash" by the Government, as it asserted that the caste count in its present form was unacceptable.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh made the assertion at a press conference after releasing to the media the latest letter by Leaders of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the caste census issue.

"The Congress party believes that the way the caste census is being conducted in the country is a betrayal of the people. Instead of deceiving the public, the Modi Government should conduct the caste census in the cou...