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.
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.
During the first meeting called in Chennai on Saturday, Stalin also proposed to form a legal expert committee on the delimitation issue, while stressing the need for a "fair delimitation".
Addressing the members present in the meeting, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin stated that this protest was not Addressing the leaders present in the meeting, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin stated that this protest was not against delimitation but to urge for "fair delimitation".
He said, "Our state has various issues with neighbouring states. With Kerala, we have Mullaperiyar Dam issue...Karnataka government has opposed Metro line towards Hosur from Karnataka border. On various occasions, our CM didn't raise these issues when he visited neighbouring states. But t
Reiterating Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment on DMK in Rajya Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamilisai Soundarajan slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over conducting the 1st Joint Action Committee Meeting on the issue of delimitation.
Leaders from several opposition parties have started arriving in Chennai to attend the 1st Joint Action Committee Meeting on the issue of delimitation, as the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government aims to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre over the issue citing an attack on federa
Shivakumar further congratulated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for taking this step. Expressing pride, Shivakumar stated that Stalin is protecting the federal structure and the Constitution of this country.
BJP leader CR Kesavan accused the ruling DMK government of using the issue of delimitation as a diversionary tactic to shift focus from its alleged failures and corruption in Tamil Nadu and criticised the Congress party for adopting contradictory positions on the matter.
CM Stalin has called for a joint effort from various political parties to raise their voices against delimitation, calling for a Joint Action Committee meeting to be held in Chennai, inviting representatives from various political parties to join against the "blatant assault on federalism
Biju Janata Dal will attend the Joint Action Committee meeting called by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to raise their voices against the delimitation of constituencies.