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Implementing NEP impossible; no funding, infrastructure to support it: TN
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan said, "In the education policies introduced after 1968, there was a recommendation to learn South Indian languages. However, due to the lack of qualified teachers, this policy failed in Hindi-speaking states within 20 year
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Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge opposes delimitation and NEP, accuses ce
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge expresses opposition to the delimitation process, NEP, and UGC guidelines. He claims the central government is using southern states to fill northern states' coffers for political reasons, diminishing southern states' representation.
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Govt must find alternative to delimitation exercise: DMK MP Tiruchi Siva u
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Amid the delimitation row, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva on Monday urged the Central government to find an alternative to the delimitation exercise and asserted that southern states should not be adversely affected.
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Going to raise delimitation issue, impact on southern states in Parliament
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress MP K Suresh plans to raise concerns over the delimitation process, which he says will impact southern states like Tamil Nadu, during the ongoing Parliament budget session. He highlights the lack of discussions with stakeholders.
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Multiple Adjournment Motions raised in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha for urgent d
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha raise adjournment motions on urgent issues, including internal security in Manipur and Jammu, underfunded railway projects in Tamil Nadu, stock market losses, and concerns over the delimitation exercise affecting southern states.
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Southern states will lose 26 seats in Lok Sabha if delimitation is conduct
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress leader P Chidambaram expressed his fear that if delimitation is conducted, Southern states will lose 26 seats in the Lok Sabha, and their voices will not be heard.
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MK Stalin calls first meeting of Joint Action Committee on Delimitation on
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"First JAC meeting in Chennai on March 22, 2025. Let us stand together not as separate political entities but as protectors of our people's future," MK Stalin wrote in a post on X.
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PIL in SC for implementation of three-language formula in TN, Kerala, WB
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In the ongoing debate on the alleged 'imposition of languages' in southern states, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking implementing of the three-language formula, proposed by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.
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"BJP govt not comfortable with southern states" Karnataka minister Sharan
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The all-party meeting presided over by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin passed a resolution requesting PM Modi to give assurance in the parliament that if delimitation is done, it should be based on the 1971 population census.
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Tamil Nadu's all-party meeting requests PM Modi's assurance on delimitatio
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In an all-party meeting led by CM M K Stalin, Tamil Nadu parties unanimously passed a resolution requesting PM Modi's assurance that any future delimitation will be based on the 1971 population census for the next 30 years, opposing changes that reduce southern states' representation.
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PM Modi should give assurance on delimitation: MK Stalin
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
CM Stalin also announced that a Joint Action Committee would be formed representing Southern States, with MPs, to carry forward these demands and protests and create awareness about the importance of this issue.
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"BJP has zero credibility": DMK spokesperson criticizes BJP's role in deli
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai criticizes the BJP's handling of the delimitation issue, claiming it is aimed at undermining southern states' political leverage. He also criticizes the BJP for boycotting the all-party meeting and demanding written assurance from the Prime Minister.
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