DMK
backs
Tamil
Nadu’s
delimitatio
esolutio
NEW
DELHI:
DMK
o
Wed esday
suppo ted
the
Tamil
Nadu
gove me t’s
esolutio
opposi g
the
Ce t e’s
p oposed
delimitatio
exe cise,
with
Leade
of
Oppositio
Udhaya idhi
Stali
sayi g
the
state’s
ep ese tatio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
should
ot
be
educed.He
said
the
umbe
of
Membe s
of
Pa liame t
f om
Tamil
Nadu
should
ot
be
educed
i
the
ame
of
delimitatio
a d
called
fo
the
exe cise
to
be
defe ed
fo
25
yea s.”I
the
ame
of
co stitue cy
delimitatio ,
the
umbe
of
Membe s
of
Pa liame t
should
ot
be
educed.
Ou
sta d
is
that
co stitue cy
delimitatio
should
ot
be
ca ied
out
fo
the
ext
25
yea s.
We
welcome
the
esolutio
o
the
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome .
Ou
fi m
sta d
is
that
Tamil
Nadu
should
ot
be
affected
by
co stitue cy
delimitatio .
The
moveme t
that
fi st
told
I dia
what
the
impact
of
delimitatio
would
be
is
the
DMK,”
Udhaya idhi
added.The
developme t
comes
afte
Tamil
Nadu
assembly
o
Wed esday
passed
a
esolutio
i
the
state
Assembly
opposi g
the
U io
gove me t’s
p oposed
delimitatio
exe cise.Speaki g
i
the
assembly,
CM
Vijay
also
called
fo
the
impleme tatio
of
33
pe
ce t
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
the
2029
Lok
Sabha
electio s
based
o
the
existi g
543
co stitue cies.
“The
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
should
be
impleme ted
i
the
2029
Lok
Sabha
electio s
itself,
based
o
the
existi g
543
co stitue cies.
The
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
should
ot
be
delayed
a y
fu the .
I
Tamil
Nadu,
mo e
wome
have
voted
tha
me .
P ovidi g
ese vatio
fo
wome
is
ot
a
co cessio ;
it
is
a
matte
of
social
justice.
The
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
must
be
impleme ted
without
a y
fu the
delay,”
he
said.The
esolutio
seeks
to
safegua d
the
political
ep ese tatio
of
southe
states,
pa ticula ly
Tamil
Nadu,
a gui g
that
thei
success
i
co t olli g
populatio
g owth
should
ot
esult
i
educed
ep ese tatio
i
Pa liame t.”All
the
states
i cludi g
Tamil
Nadu
a d
the
people
/
elected
ep ese tatives
of
the
u io
te ito ies
have
ot
had
thei
populatio
cou ted
fo
mo e
tha
50
yea s.
The
ext
ce sus
to
cou t
the
populatio
was
supposed
to
be
held
i
2026.
The efo e,
si ce
the
delimitatio
of
co stitue cies
has
ot
bee
ca ied
out
fo
the
last
50
yea s,
based
o
the
2011
populatio
ce sus,
the
co stitue cies
should
be
delimited
a d
the
umbe
of
Lok
Sabha
a d
Assembly
membe s
should
be
i c eased
f om
550
to
850
by
b i gi g
i
a
co stitutio al
ame dme t
Bill,”
the
esolutio
stated.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
Co stitutio
(131st
Ame dme t)
Bill,
2026,
was
i t oduced
i
the
Lok
Sabha
o
Ap il
16,
p oposi g
to
i c ease
the
st e gth
of
the
Lowe
House
to
850
seats
a d
expedite
the
impleme tatio
of
the
Wome ‘s
Rese vatio
Bill
passed
i
2023.
Howeve ,
the
Bill
failed
to
secu e
the
co stitutio ally
equi ed
two-thi ds
majo ity
of
membe s
p ese t
a d
voti g
a d
was
ot
passed.While
the
Co g ess
a d
othe
oppositio
pa ties
have
suppo ted
the
Wome ‘s
Rese vatio
Bill,
they
have
opposed
the
p oposed
delimitatio
exe cise
a d
called
fo
a
i c ease
i
the
umbe
of
Lok
Sabha
seats.
The
Oppositio
has
also
dema ded
that
wome ‘s
ese vatio
be
deli ked
f om
delimitatio .
