New Delhi, June 17 -- Terming the notification on the 16th census as a "damp squib", the Congress on Monday said it is silent on the inclusion of caste in the exercise and asked whether this is another "U-turn" by the Government. The Opposition party also asserted that the Centre must adopt the Telangana model for not just caste enumeration but also in bringing out detailed data on socio-economic parametres caste-wise.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the much-touted gazette notification on the 16th census to be conducted in late 2026 and early 2027 has just been issued and is a "damp squib".
"It is quite a damp squib and merely repeats what had already been announced on April 30, 2025," Ramesh wrote ...