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DMK sets three conditions for backing delimitation Bill
The DMK has informally told the government it wants three safeguards before supporting a constitutional amendment for fresh delimitation, The Hindu reports. It seeks a 25-year extension of the freeze on seat…
The Story in Brief
The DMK has informally told the government it wants three safeguards before supporting a constitutional amendment for fresh delimitation, The Hindu reports. It seeks a 25-year extension of the freeze on seat allocation, a 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats for every State, and a State-wise schedule of the proposed seats. The party will decide formally after seeing the Bill.
The government is seeking Opposition support but remains short of the two-thirds majority needed in the 540-member Lok Sabha. With the DMK’s 22 MPs, its strength would rise to 346 against the 360-mark, though abstentions and absences could alter the calculation. Home Minister Amit Shah has earlier spoken of expanding the House to 850 seats.
The Indian Opinion
The easy claim that delimitation is simply a numbers exercise ignores its federal cost. The opposite claim, that any increase automatically protects southern States, is also unproved without a State-wise formula. A constitutional amendment should not rest on verbal assurances or shifting alliances. The first test is whether the Bill publicly specifies every State’s proposed seats and the voting threshold it can command.
Source: thehindu.com
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