TN Chief Minister urges Prime Minister to allay people’s fears over delimitation
The Hindu
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin urges PM Modi to address concerns of reduced parliamentary seats for Southern States.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allay the “legitimate fears” of the people of Tamil Nadu and other southern States that the next delimitation exercise would not lead to fewer parliamentary seats for the southern States.
Mr. Stalin called on Mr. Modi to make a promise that Southern States that had successfully managed to control their populations would not see their representation in parliament reduced. “This is a concern not just about reduced parliamentary seats but also a concern about our rights and future well-being,” he said in Udhagamandalam.
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The Chief Minister inaugurated 1,703 completed government works, including the Udhagamandalam Government Medical College and Hospital.
The Chief Minister said he had informed the Prime Minister that he would be unable to attend the event in Rameswaram, where Mr. Modi was inaugurating India’s first vertical lift sea bridge in Pamban. He had deputed two ministers, Thangam Thennarasu and Rajakannappan to welcome the Prime Minister.
He added that the DMK was working to ensure social justice for the entire country. Measures taken in each constituency by DMK MPs and State-wide were being replicated across the country to ensure equitable development. “So what they are doing now is conspiring to reduce the number of parliamentary seats to Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu was the first State to raise its voice against the grand conspiracy being planned in the name of delimitation,” said Mr. Stalin. The delimitation exercise, he said, would severely impact states like Tamil Nadu.
He pointed out 22 political parties from seven states formed the Joint Action Committee on Fair Delimitation and decided to meet the Prime Minister. A letter was also sent to Mr. Modi and he expected the Prime Minister to schedule a meeting soon on the issue.
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