Bengaluru, Sept. 16 -- After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the caste census will be carried out between September 22 and October 7, BJP Karnataka President BY Vijayendra criticised the state government for conducting a caste census despite 'constitutional and legal restrictions'.

Vijayendra said that the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led government is proceeding with caste enumeration under the guise of a survey and called it "a conspiracy and a malicious plot."

Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday, Vijayendra pointed out the categories listed in the census--Hindu, Islam, Christian, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Atheist, and "Others." He argued that the "Others" category itself is unconstitutional.

He accused ...