A political firestorm has erupted in Karnataka over the missing original caste census report prepared by the Kantharaj Commission. Opposition parties are fiercely criticizing the government for relying on a revised report based on sample data, raising concerns about the authenticity and transparency of the entire exercise. Questions arise about the validity of policy decisions based on this revised report.
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