The Bharatiya Janata Party will boycott the all-party meeting convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK. Stalin on March 5 to discuss the proposed delimitation's impact on Tamil Nadu, the State BJP chief K Annamalai informed the Chief Minister in a letter to him on Saturday.
Leaders from southern states have strongly opposed the centre's plan for constituency delimitation and implementation of the three-language policy under New Education Policy 2020, alleging the centre of attacking their "existence."
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the people to "rise" to defend the state in a fight against the delimitation of constituencies and the three-language policy.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday termed Home Minister Amit Shah's assurance to Southern states of any disadvantage in the delimitation process as not 'trustworthy.'
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday questioned the Centre's stance on delimitation and demanded for demand for fair representation by increasing number of seats for Tamil Nadu.
Claiming the future delimitation process as a 'disadvantage' to Southern states, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday termed Amit Shah's assurance to Southern states of any disadvantage in the delimitation process as not 'trustworthy.'
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu unit BJP President K Annamalai on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister MK Stalin, accusing him of speaking "lies" one after another. Annamalai assured that the NDA government will do justice to all states.He assured that no southern state would lose anything, referring to
Meanwhile, Working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and MLA from Siricilla, KT Rama Rao, voiced strong support for CM Stalin's opposition to the proposed delimitation process.
KT.Rama Rao, the Working President of BRS, supported MK Stalin's stance on delimitation, arguing that Southern states shouldn't be penalized for successful family planning. He proposed basing delimitation on fiscal contributions, highlighting Telangana's economic input.
Stalin confirmed that invitations for the all-party meeting would be sent to the 40 political parties registered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Tamil Nadu.