India, Oct. 21 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday sought the urgent intervention of President Droupadi Murmu to seek the withdrawal of the recently notified amendments to the Census rules, warning that the changes threaten the integrity, confidentiality, and impartiality of the national exercise.

In a letter to the President, CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby expressed "grave concern" over the Census (Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on October 16. He stated that the new rules substantially expand the pool of persons eligible for appointment as enumerators to include staff from aided and private educational institutions, public sector undertakings, statutory bodies, banks, and privat...