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Refrain from caste census, urges NSS
Kottayam: Nair Service Society (NSS) has urged the govt to refrain from carrying out a caste census and to confine it to collecting the numerical strength. NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair submitted a memorandum to the President, Prime Minister, vice-president, Union home minister and Lok Sabha speaker regarding this.
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The memorandum cites that a communal census will result in dividing the country along communal and religious lines. It will sap the nationality's profound status, says the memorandum.
NSS, which has been functioning for decades to integrate the members of the community into the nation's mainstream by abjuring caste differences, was taken aback by the impending caste census, which will nullify all the endeavours made thus far to eradicate caste discrimination, says the memorandum.
NSS's present endeavour is to highlight the menace of conducting a caste census, which would create fissiparous tendencies in society, states the memorandum.
The demographic information of an individual pertaining to name, address, gender and date of birth can only be elicited for the purpose of data collection. The collection of any other demographic information in relation to an individual will invade their personal autonomy and privacy.
Therefore, the present move to conduct a caste census to elicit the caste and religion of citizens will infringe on the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, says the memorandum.
Kottayam: Nair Service Society (NSS) has urged the govt to refrain from carrying out a caste census and to confine it to collecting the numerical strength. NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair submitted a memorandum to the President, Prime Minister, vice-president, Union home minister and Lok Sabha speaker regarding this.
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The memorandum cites that a communal census will result in dividing the country along communal and religious lines. It will sap the nationality's profound status, says the memorandum.
NSS, which has been functioning for decades to integrate the members of the community into the nation's mainstream by abjuring caste differences, was taken aback by the impending caste census, which will nullify all the endeavours made thus far to eradicate caste discrimination, says the memorandum.
NSS's present endeavour is to highlight the menace of conducting a caste census, which would create fissiparous tendencies in society, states the memorandum.
The demographic information of an individual pertaining to name, address, gender and date of birth can only be elicited for the purpose of data collection. The collection of any other demographic information in relation to an individual will invade their personal autonomy and privacy. Therefore, the present move to conduct a caste census to elicit the caste and religion of citizens will infringe on the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, says the memorandum.
