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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay unites allies against delimitation, DMK and AIADMK boycott
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay unites allies against delimitation, DMK and AIADMK boycott
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay convened a meeting of 19 MPs from his TVK alliance on Saturday to oppose the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise. The gathering passed a unanimous resolution…
The Story in Brief
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay convened a meeting of 19 MPs from his TVK alliance on Saturday to oppose the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise. The gathering passed a unanimous resolution declaring delimitation 'unnecessary' and 'an injustice', and resolved to protect the state's current 39 Lok Sabha seats at all costs.
The DMK and AIADMK boycotted the meet, calling it a 'farce' and a 'drama'. DMK leader Kanimozhi said the party was not against delimitation per se, but insisted it must not reduce Tamil Nadu's share of seats below the current 7.18 per cent. The TVK government plans to move a special resolution in the Assembly against delimitation.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are playing politics while Tamil Nadu's real interests get buried. The DMK calls the TVK meet a distraction from the Cauvery issue, yet itself refuses to attend a meeting on delimitation it claims to care about. The AIADMK stayed away after calling it a drama, but offers no alternative strategy. Ordinary Tamils want to know: will their representation in Parliament shrink because of population control successes? Neither the TVK's blanket rejection nor the DMK's conditional acceptance answers that question. The test comes when a delimitation bill actually reaches Parliament, watch whether these parties vote together or splinter.
Sources (3): timesnownews.com, timesnownews.com (2), thefederal.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
