Kalaburagi, April 17 -- Amid the criticism over the caste census report in Karnataka, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that he wasn't aware of discussions held in the cabinet meeting or what the caste survey report entails while asserting that it was the prerogative of the state government to decide on the same.

"It is left up to the state government. In every state, they will decide on their own. I have not seen the report or what was discussed in the cabinet," Kharge told reporters here.

The caste survey has been officially titled the "Socio-Economic and Educational Survey," and a special cabinet meeting has been called today to discuss it.

On Wednesday, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the Backward ...