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‘Deeply troubling’: Pinarayi Vijayan asks why Census has questions on parents’ religion, birthplace

Pinarayi Vijayan said questions on parents’ religion and birthplace could turn the Census into a route to the National Population Register and National Register of Citizens.

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The former Keralam chief minister said that the exercise must not ‘become a backdoor’ for the National Population Register and National Register of Citizens.

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‘Deeply troubling’: Pinarayi Vijayan asks why Census has questions on parents’ religion, birthplace

The former Keralam chief minister said that the exercise must not ‘become a backdoor’ for the National Population Register and National Register of Citizens.

·Mumbai, India
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New census questions may be meant for National Population Register, says ex-deputy Registrar General

K. Narayanan Unni, a former census official, says several new census questions like those on names, parents, addresses may serve the NPR.

·New Delhi, India
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Vijayan questions Census 2027 queries on parents’ religion, birthplace

Kerala Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has criticised the reported inclusion of questions on the religion and place of birth of respondents’ parents in the Census 2027 questionnaire

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The Print broke the news in New Delhi, India on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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