A listing of 60 questions being posed as a part of the Social and Educational Survey being carried out by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes appears to be irritating these being enumerated, together with politicians.

By the tip of Sunday, of the whole focused 1.43 crore households within the State, 1.09 crore households have been coated. While the survey is scheduled to be accomplished by October 7 throughout Karnataka, the fee is but to determine on the completion date in Greater Bengaluru Authority jurisdiction the place it was began on Saturday.

Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna is learnt to have change into irritable through the enumeration, and questioned the variety of questions. Refusing to reply to all questions and terming many as ‘unscientific and illogical’, Mr. Somanna on Sunday mentioned that the survey is being carried out to polarise castes for politics. The enumeration of his household is learnt to have taken an hour and 4 minutes, and he sarcastically requested enumerators to hunt replies from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar to fill in lots of columns. The BJP chief is learnt to have requested the enumerators to maintain the questions easy.

Mr. Shivakumar, who was enumerated on Saturday, can also be learnt to have gotten irritated with the questions. On Saturday, he instructed presspersons that he has instructed the enumerators to not ask sure private inquiries to folks in Bengaluru. “I’ve instructed to the enumerators to not ask folks in Bengaluru about variety of hen or sheep that they personal or private particulars about washer or fridge,” he mentioned.

Stating that regardless of opposition to the survey it will proceed, he mentioned that it was not proper to oppose the survey because the courtroom has made it clear that it was voluntary to reply to questions.

“In the previous, folks had identified that the outdated survey was not carried out correctly. That is why a contemporary survey is being carried out. I attraction to all to cooperate within the survey.”

On requested if the survey could be carried out within the subsequent two to a few days, Mr. Shivakumar mentioned that the fee would take a name on the deadline.

Published – October 06, 2025 12:26 am IST