Kolkata:
Bengaluru:
The Congress government’s ongoing socio-economic and educational survey in Karnataka has come under sharp attack from the Opposition after Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar declined to answer some questions asked by enumerators.
The survey began in Bengaluru city limits yesterday, and officials visited the house of the deputy chief minister to seek his answers.
During the exercise, Shivakumar was seen telling the enumerators that he will not answer a few questions, one of them included the jewellery he owned. He was then heard telling the officials to stay away from asking too many personal questions.
“I have instructed the officers not to ask questions about how many chickens, sheep, gold items, watches, or other personal possessions people have. I have also told them to avoid personal questions. Let’s see how they conduct the survey. There is no reason for anyone to object; many had raised objections to the previous survey, which is why we decided to conduct a new one. Everyone must participate,” Shivakumar told reporters today.
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