Hyderabad, Feb. 19 -- Malkajgiri BJP MP Eatala Rajender has criticized chief minister A Revanth Reddy for conducting a caste census in the state for "political gain without proper legal and scientific backing."

He claimed that the government was compelled to conduct a second survey due to strong public opposition.

Rajender demanded that if the Congress government is sincere and committed, it should establish a legally sound commission and conduct the caste census scientifically, similar to the approaches taken in Tamil Nadu and Bihar.

He voiced these concerns during meetings held in Khammam and Mahabubabad on Tuesday, February 18, in support of Puli Sarotham Reddy, the BJP candidate for the joint Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers MLC ...