Lucknow, June 17 -- : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday expressed doubts over figures and data that will be issued by the Central government after the caste-based census.

He expressed this view on the day when the central government issued a notification for conducting India's 16th census, which will include caste enumeration in 2027.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister alleged that the BJP couldn't give correct data of those who died in the Mahakumbh 2025 and hence it can't be trusted with the caste census data either.

The Kannauj MP made these comments during a press conference at the SP headquarters in Lucknow.

"The BJP is the party that lies the most. The entire government lied about the death toll of devotees in ...