Centre to begin census in 2025, Lok Sabha seat delimitation by 2028: Sources
New Delhi: The central government is set to initiate the long-delayed national census in 2025, with the process expected to extend until 2026, according to sources. This development follows a four-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will reportedly update the National Population Register (NPR) as part of the census cycle.
Following the completion of the census, the government plans to conduct delimitation of Lok Sabha seats by 2028. While several opposition parties have advocated for a caste-based census, the government has not yet committed to this, although there may be provisions for sub-sect surveys within the General and SC-ST categories, alongside the usual demographic breakdown.
The call for a caste census has gained momentum, with Congress MP Manickam Tagore criticising the government’s position. Tagore asserted that Prime Minister Modi’s stance on the issue disregards the needs of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities and challenges the representation demands.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah indicated in August that the census would be undertaken "at an appropriate time," and is likely to be conducted entirely digitally, with data collection via a mobile phone application. The upcoming census will be the first since 2011, when India’s population was recorded at over 1.21 billion, with a growth rate of 17.7 percent.
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Karnataka HC orders release of Pralhad Joshi's brother, nephew in cheating case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the release of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s brother and nephew, who were recently arrested in a cheating case for allegedly promising an election ticket in exchange for Rs 2.5 crore.
Justice M Nagaprasanna, presiding over a single-judge bench, issued an interim order staying all proceedings against the accused. Although they were set to remain in police custody until tomorrow, the court ordered their immediate release. The court stated, “The petitioners are said to be in police custody, and custody is till tomorrow. In light of the aforesaid interim order, [they shall] be released forthwith in a manner known to law.”
The arrests followed a complaint from Sunitha Chavan, wife of former JD(S) MLA Devanand Chavan, who alleged that the accused had promised her husband a BJP ticket for the Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency, in exchange for Rs 2.5 crore. According to the complaint, the accused had claimed they could secure the ticket, leveraging the office of the Union Minister. It was further alleged that Rs 25 lakh had already changed hands before the election announcement.
