"Sir, I draw your attention to the potential for significant erosion of Southern State's participation in National policy making and legislative process if the delimitation process is conducted on the basis of the States' population as it stands today. While I am thankful for the Hon'ble
The JAC unanimously demanded transparency from the Union government over any delimitation exercise and asked to extend the freeze on Parliamentary constituencies based on 1971 Census Population for next 25 years.
The Joint Action Committee on delimitation after the first meeting held today, unanimously adopted the resolution which asserts that "any delimitation exercise carried out by the Centre should be done "transparently" and after discussion and deliberation with all stakeholders.
BJP MP Khandelwal dismissed concerns raised by opposition leaders and said that the delimitation was being "unnecessarily" made into an issue because their (opposition) political ground is slipping.
Ramesh pointed out that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had amended the Constitution in 2002, postponing delimitation until the first census after 2026 is done.
Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik stresses that population-based delimitation would be unfair to states with successful population control measures and calls for a national discussion on the issue.
"DMK's invitation to four CMs and other political parties to discuss the delimitation issue is nothing but a divisive agenda of the INDI alliance..." Rao told ANI.
As the first Joint Action Committee Meeting on the issue of delimitation is underway in Chennai, Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Priyanka Chaturvedi said that she hoped to see the participation of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu as it is going to impact his state too.
The Kerala Chief Minister further stated that if the delimitation is carried out purely on the basis of population, then Kerala and other southern states will suffer from this.
Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai criticizes CM MK Stalin for inviting Kerala CM to discuss delimitation, accusing him of focusing on "artificial issues" and neglecting Tamil Nadu's real concerns.
The letter dated March 21, reads, "I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing this letter to you to seek your indulgence in a matter that is of utmost importance for the entire Nation. A matter that has the potential to have a far reaching impact on not only the political representat