Congress Leader Slams Delimitation as Unjust, Warns of Reduced Seats in Southern States

Hyderabad (
Telangana
[India], March 22 (ANI): The Congress party member
Vishwanathan
on Friday called the
delimitation
claiming that it would decrease the number of parliamentary seats in southern states, resulting in a skewed representation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to decrease the number of parliamentary constituencies in South India, encompassing regions such as Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka,
Telangana
, Kerala, Puducherry, and Odisha. This does not constitute justice,”
Vishwanathan
told ANI.

He additionally emphasized that India remains a unified country, and
delimitation
Should not have an outsized impact on the Southern states.” Delimitation will lead to a reduction in the number of seats for the South,” he further stated.

These comments arise as political figures from the area express increasing worries.

Telangana
Earlier, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed his disagreement with the suggested plan.
delimitation
He participated in the Joint Action Committee meeting organized by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai on Saturday. The gathering intends to develop a unified approach to secure “equitable” treatment.
delimitation
.

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, likewise addressed the matter, emphasizing that this process isn’t solely about parliamentary representation but also concerns the rights of states.

“Fair
delimitation
is currently all the rage. What has made this so popular?
DMK
highlighted this issue? Since 2026,
delimitation
What will occur. And if the
delimitation
The exercise conducted according to the population could significantly impact our parliamentary representation. It’s not merely an issue concerning the number of Members of Parliament but pertains to our state’s rights as well. That is precisely why we have called this gathering involving all political parties. With one exception, the
BJP
“Every other party united as one,” Stalin stated in a video shared on X.

DMK
On Friday, spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai charged the
BJP
of trying to minimize the problem of
delimitation
.

“The
BJP
simply wishes to disregard it
delimitation
address it as if it’s not an issue. We’ve been accusing them of
BJP
As a leading Hindu-majority political entity, this situation presents an opportunity for us to demonstrate our commitment to representing the whole nation. Let’s set aside this matter for three decades since the populations in Northern states haven’t decreased significantly, unlike those in Southern states. Our expectation isn’t recognition but equitable treatment.” (ANI)