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India Congress calls demography panel’s data request ’diabolical’
The Congress party has denounced a government‑appointed High‑Level Committee on Demographic Changes as having a ‘patently diabolical agenda’ after the panel requested religion‑wise data on vehicles, schools, voters and other registers. The committee’s wide‑ranging request includes 15 years of birth, vehicle, school enrolment, property, and Aadhaar/voter/ration card data, as well as district‑wise details of religious structures. Officials have expressed concern that such data are not currently kept on religious lines, while the opposition alleges the move is pre‑conceived and biased.
Consensus −0.9 (left-leaning) · spread +0.0 · furthest: The Hindu −0.9
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The Hindu−0.9
What The Reports Agree On
- ✓The Congress party has labelled the government’s High‑Level Committee on Demographic Changes as having a ‘patently diabolical agenda’.
- ✓The committee is requesting religion‑wise data for the past 15 years across several domains: births, vehicle registrations, school enrolment, property transactions, Aadhaar, voter IDs and ration cards.
- ✓The data request also includes district‑wise details of religious structures and any unusual rises in the above registrations.
- ✓Officials acknowledge that such religion‑specific data are not currently maintained by the government.
Where They Diverge
Congress claims the panel’s request is politically motivated and biased
The Hindu Congress denounces the panel’s agenda as ‘diabolical’ and alleges pre‑conceived bias
Editorial Positioning
The Hindu −0.9Opens with Congress criticism, quotes Jairam Ramesh’s ‘diabolical agenda’ claim; government/official response appears only later in the piece.
Source Reports
States stumped as demography panel seeks religion-wise data on vehicles, schools, voters
The panel has sought religion-wise data for past 15 years on birth and vehicle registrations, school enrolment and property transactions, as well as district-wise details of religious structures and unusual increases in Aadhaar, voter ID and ration card registrations; data not maintained on religious lines, officials say
‘Patently diabolical agenda’: Congress on demography panel ‘seeking religion-wise data’
Jairam Ramesh alleges the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes has clearly articulated pre-conceived biases, citing a report in The Hindu