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Manish Tewari says Delimitation Bill benefits Central India
Congress MP Manish Tewari has said the Delimitation Bill will primarily benefit Central India at the expense of other regions. Speaking on the proposed redrawing of Lok Sabha constituencies, he argued that…
The Story in Brief
Congress MP Manish Tewari has said the Delimitation Bill will primarily benefit Central India at the expense of other regions. Speaking on the proposed redrawing of Lok Sabha constituencies, he argued that the North, North-East and South India stand to lose political weight, even as the country’s strategic challenges are concentrated in the north and north-east. On women’s reservation, Tewari suggested the government could simply reserve one-third of the existing 543 seats instead of expanding the House to 850 members, comparing the larger size to China’s National People’s Congress.
The Indian Opinion
Tewari’s charge that the Delimitation Bill favours Central India while short-changing the North, South and Northeast reads more like regional politics than a reading of the bill. Delimitation is meant to adjust seat shares to population shifts, not to reward or punish any area. The real test will come when the actual seat allocation is tabled: will the numbers show a tilt toward the Hindi heartland, or will they follow census data? Until then, such claims remain speculation dressed as grievance.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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