Mysuru, June 16 -- Lashing out at the State Congress Government for its move to order a fresh caste survey, former MP Prathap Simha said that it was a wasteful exercise as the Union Government is launching a country-wide caste and population census.

Speaking to presspersons here this morning, Simha wondered what all had happened to the Kantharaj Commission Report which conducted a caste survey in the State when Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister a decade ago (2013-18).

Arguing that with the Congress Government deciding to conduct a fresh caste survey, the earlier survey which cost the Government over Rs.150 crore will become sheer waste of money, the former MP questioned the propriety and the rationale behind the move for a fresh caste...