DMK to move ECI again on Rajya Sabha vacancies

Three seats from T.N. are vacant in the Upper House

With uncertainty continuing over byelection to three seats in the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu, the DMK has planned to approach the Election Commission of India again for getting them filled. T.R. Baalu, former Union Minister and the DMK’s parliamentary party leader, told The Hindu on Wednesday: “We, the party, have sought an appointment with them [Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners]. We hope to meet them tomorrow [Thursday] and reiterate our point.” Mr. Baalu, in his letter last month, had urged the ECI to conduct byelections to the three seats, separately. He said, “The delay impedes Tamil Nadu from being adequately represented in the Rajya Sabha, and it goes against the spirit of democracy and the goals enshrined in the Constitution.”