Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the column showing Christian sub-castes has been removed and noted the government cannot direct the statutory Backward Classes Commission.
• The Backward Classes Commission has removed 57 Christian sub-caste options from the questionnaire, with any such responses to be logged under an 'Others' category, according to officials cited in new reports.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is traveling to Delhi to ask the Congress leadership to delay the exercise after ministers flagged confusion over the caste columns.
• The survey is scheduled for 22 September to 7 October, budgeted at ₹420 crore, with about 1.75 lakh teachers assigned to collect socio-economic, educational and employment data.
• BJP leaders protested the classifications, urged participants to record their religion as Hindu, and took their objections to the Governor, who warned the CM that the previous labels risked social unrest.