New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the union Home Ministry's amendments to the Census Rules, alleging that the changes could facilitate the entry of Sangh Parivar affiliates into the enumeration process and expose citizens' sensitive personal information to potential misuse.
Warning that the Census must not become another instrument for determining citizenship or excluding voters, he called for an all-party consultation on the methodology and safeguards governing the nationwide exercise.
In a post on the social media platform X on Monday, Baby said the amendments were "not as innocuous as they might seem at first glance".
He expressed particular concern over the expanded eligi...