https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/delay-in-census-enumeration-unreliable-death-registration-and-fake-aadhaar-cards-adversely-impact-integrity-of-elections-leads-to-misuse-of-public-funds/
Delay in Census enumeration, unreliable death registration and fake Aadhaar cards adversely impact integrity of elections, leads to misuse of public funds
By EAS Sarma
To
Shri A K Bhalla
Union Home Secretary
Dear Shri Bhalla,
The statutory census enumeration exercise, conducted under the Census...
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Oil...
