CMs rally against Centre’s proposed population-based delimitation | Chennai News – The Times of India

CHENNAI: The Joint Action Committee for Fair Delimitation, comprising chief ministers and heads of political parties from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha and Punjab, on Saturday passed a resolution calling for a 25-year extension of the freeze on Lok Sabha constituencies based on the 1971 population census.The JAC, initiated by Tamil Nadu CM MK…

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‘North will make us secondary citizens’: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy at delimitation meet | India News – The Times of India

Pinarayi Vijayan, MK Stalin and Revanth Reddy (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: In the first Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting of states convened by Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK to oppose Centre’s proposed delimitation of parliamentary seats, CM MK Stalin on Saturday specified that the fight would likely extend to the legal domain.Telangana CM Revanth Reddy echoed…

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Let 1971 census be basis of Lok Sabha seats for 30 years: Tamil Nadu parties | India News – The Times of India

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin chairs the all-party meeting at the Secretariat, in Chennai. (PTI) CHENNAI: An all-party meeting led by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday opposing population-based delimitation as a “grave threat” to India’s federal structure and urged PM Narendra Modi to assure in Parliament that the 1971…

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BJP ally TDP says population-based delimitation will hit South states | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, during debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha Saturday, expressed concerns about the next delimitation being done on population criteria, arguing that southern states stand to lose in the process while northern states would gain politically.The MP said if delimitation is done on the basis of population,…

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