Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Delimitation Resolution With DMK Support, Targets Centre

Withi
two
days,
the
Tamil
Nadu
gove me t
led
by
C.
Joseph
Vijay
has
passed
Assembly
esolutio s
opposi g
two
majo
pla s
of
the
Ce t e,
delimitatio
a d
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Act
(FCRA)
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026.

O
Wed esday,
August
12,
Chief
Mi iste
Vijay
himself
i t oduced
a
esolutio
opposi g
the
p oposed
delimitatio
exe cise.
The
esolutio
u ged
the
Ce t e
to
etai
the
Lok
Sabha’s
st e gth
at
543
seats
a d
was
passed
by
the
Assembly
afte
a
ea ly
two-hou
debate.

The
move
is
sig ifica t
as
the
DMK,
led
by
political
ival
MK
Stali ,
also
suppo ted
the
esolutio .

DMK
Backs
Delimitatio
Resolutio

DMK
leade
Udhaya idhi
Stali
said
the
pa ty
wa ted
delimitatio
to
be
kept
off
fo
the
ext
25
yea s
while
suppo ti g
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome .

“Ou
positio
is
that
the e
should
be
o
co stitue cy
delimitatio
fo
the
ext
25
yea s.
We
welcome
the
p oposal
fo
33
pe ce t
ese vatio
fo
wome .
The
DMK
was
the
moveme t
that
fi st
told
I dia
the
impact
of
delimitatio .”

TVK
subseque tly
tha ked
the
DMK
fo
suppo ti g
the
esolutio .

Tamil
Nadu
Mi iste
Adhav
A ju
said
i
the
Assembly,
“We
tha k
the
DMK
fo
suppo ti g
the
esolutio
agai st
delimitatio ,
despite
ou
political
diffe e ces.”

The
DMK’s
backi g
assumes
sig ifica ce
amid
ea lie
epo ts
that
the
pa ty
could
suppo t
the
Ce t e
o
the
delimitatio
Bill.
Its
latest
positio
i
the
Assembly,
howeve ,
is
agai st
the
p oposed
exe cise.

What
Did
Vijay
Say
O
Delimitatio ?

Chief
Mi iste
Vijay
said,
“The e
should
be
o
fu the
delay
i
the
33
pe ce t
ese vatio
fo
wome
due
to
delimitatio .”

The
esolutio
also
stated
that
it
was
the
Ce t e’s
espo sibility
to
e su e
that
states
that
had
impleme ted
populatio
co t ol
p og ammes
we e
ot
adve sely
affected
by
the
delimitatio
p oposal.

Co g ess
MP
P.
Chidamba am
also
backed
the
esolutio .

“Today
they
also
passed
a
esolutio
opposi g
delimitatio .
This
is
the
ight
step.
Except
fo
a
si gle
BJP
membe ,
the
e ti e
Tamil
Nadu
is
u a imous
o
this
issue.
The
umbe
of
Lok
Sabha
seats
should
be
kept
at
543;
othe wise,
it
will
become
like
the
Chi ese
Pa liame t.
It
will
become
just
a
public
meeti g,
ot
a
House.
The
atio
of
southe
states,
i cludi g
Tamil
Nadu,
should
be
kept
stable.
They
ca ot
be
pu ished
fo
impleme ti g
family
pla i g
fo
the
last
25
yea s.”

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Chidamba am
Opposes
FCRA
Bill

O
the
FCRA
Ame dme t
Bill,
Chidamba am
said,
“They
should
ot
o ly
se d
it
to
the
JPC
but
also
withd aw
it.
At
least,
this
is
bette
tha
passi g
the
bill
amid
up oa .
Co g ess
will
oppose
the
bill
i
the
JPC
a d
ultimately
it
will
have
to
be
epealed.
This
is
a
mischievous
bill
aimed
at
ta geti g
mi o ities.”

O
Tuesday,
the
Tamil
Nadu
gove me t
i t oduced
a
esolutio
opposi g
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
(FCRA)
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026.
The
DMK
also
suppo ted
that
esolutio .

School
Educatio
Mi iste
Rajmoha ,
while
i t oduci g
the
esolutio ,
said
the
ame dme t
could
affect
the
auto omy
of
cha itable
o ga isatio s,
pa ticula ly
educatio al
a d
social
welfa e
i stitutio s
u
by
mi o ities.

The
Modi
gove me t
had
pla ed
to
pass
the
FCRA
Bill
du i g
the
o goi g
Mo soo
Sessio
but
postpo ed
the
move
amid
oppositio
f om
oppositio
pa ties
a d
Ch istia
o ga isatio s.
The
gove me t
has
efe ed
the
Bill
to
a
pa liame ta y
committee
(JPC).

Tamil
Nadu
Assembly
Also
Opposes
NEET

The
TVK
gove me t
has
also
passed
a
esolutio
opposi g
the
Natio al
Eligibility
cum
E t a ce
Test
(NEET).

The
esolutio
u ged
the
Ce t e
to
abolish
NEET
a d
base
medical
admissio s
o
Class
12
ma ks.

The
motio
eceived
suppo t
f om
membe s
of
the
DMK,
AIADMK,
PMK
a d
Left
pa ties.
BJP
MLA
Bhoja aja
opposed
the
motio
a d
walked
out
of
the
House.

Tamil
Nadu
has
mai tai ed
a
lo g-sta di g
dema d
fo
the
abolitio
of
NEET.
The
dema d
i te sified
afte
the
exam
was
allegedly
igged,
acco di g
to
the
i fo matio
p ovided.
The
Vijay-led
gove me t
has
ow
take
a othe
step
by
passi g
the
esolutio
agai st
the
exami atio .

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