NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday introduced launching a joint motion committee with the chief ministers a number of states in opposition to Centre’s bid to reorganise the constituencies for Lok Sabha.
Reiterating his stance that Union authorities’s push for delimitation is a “blatant assault on federalism“, Stalin wrote to chief ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Punjab and Odisha searching for allegiance “for an uncompromising struggle in opposition to this unfair train.”
In a social media publish on X, Stalin mentioned, “The Union govt’s plan for Delimitation is a blatant assault on federalism, punishing States that ensured inhabitants management & good governance by stripping away our rightful voice in Parliament. We won’t permit this democratic injustice!”
“I’ve written to Hon’ble chief ministers Thiru Pinarayi Vijayan, Siddaramaiah, Revanth Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu, Mamata Banerjee, Bhagwant Mann and Mohan Majhi and get together heads in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal, Odisha & Punjab, calling for an uncompromising struggle in opposition to this unfair train,” he added.
He additionally referred to as upon political events to ship senior representatives for the joint motion committee scheduled to be held at Chennai on March 22.
“We’re forming a Joint Motion Committee (JAC) to defend our States from being silenced. I name upon events to ship a senior consultant. First JAC assembly in Chennai on March 22, 2025. Allow us to stand collectively not as separate political entities however as protectors of our individuals’s future,” Stalin mentioned.
This comes amid the continuing rift between Tamil Nadu chief minister and Centre over delimitation and New Schooling Coverage. Stalin expressed concern in regards to the potential discount in Parliamentary seats, attributing it to the state’s profitable implementation of household planning initiatives.
Stalin had additionally recommended newly married {couples} to begin households rapidly to make sure ample political illustration post-delimitation. He acknowledged the state’s profitable household planning initiatives however expressed fear about their present implications. He additionally suggested the {couples} to correct Tamil names for his or her future youngsters.
Delimitation, a constitutional course of in India, entails redrawing parliamentary and meeting constituencies to make sure equal inhabitants illustration throughout electoral districts. This course of determines what number of representatives every state will get in Parliament based mostly on inhabitants measurement.
The method is guided by particular constitutional provisions underneath Articles 82 and 170 of the Indian Structure. Article 82 mandates that Parliament should enact a Delimitation Act after every nationwide census to redefine Lok Sabha constituency boundaries and numbers. Article 170 establishes pointers for State Legislative Meeting delimitation, figuring out seat allocation based mostly on inhabitants knowledge.
