Bengaluru, April 16 -- Doubling down his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the caste census issue, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy questioned whether the benefit of the census is meant for Siddaramaiah himself or for the Congress party that provided him political backing.

He further remarked that Rahul Gandhi, unfortunately, seems to have failed to grasp the deeper implications of the census.

In a media statement released on the issue, Kumaraswamy said that public anger over the illegitimate and manipulated caste census is justified.

"Everyone knows the numbers are fake. If a thieving cat shuts its eyes and drinks milk, does the world not see it?" he said.

He accused the Congress government in Karnataka of tearing society apart...