The Joint Action Committee (JAC), chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, met in Chennai today and passed a resolution against any delimitation process that is not transparent and does not engage important stakeholders.
The gathering was joined by delegates from several states worried about how the forthcoming delimitation will affect their political and economic prospects.
The resolution highlighted that alterations to parliamentary constituencies must occur through a transparent and equitable process, involving all state governments, political parties, and other pertinent stakeholders.
The JAC voiced worries that states that have effectively adopted population control strategies could be unjustly punished if their parliamentary representation decreases as a result of changing population proportions.
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Citing the legislative purpose behind previous constitutional amendments, the JAC emphasized that the freeze on parliamentary constituencies according to the 1971 Census aimed to safeguard and encourage states that implemented measures to control population growth effectively.
As the objective for national population stabilization has not yet been reached, the resolution proposed extending the freeze for an additional 25 years.
“The States which have effectively implemented the population control program and consequently whose population share has come down, should not be penalised,” the resolution read.
Opposition party leaders from southern states and Punjab convened in Chennai for a meeting opposing the suggested delimitation process.
The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, Revanth Reddy of Telangana, and Bhagwant Mann of Punjab, along with Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. KT Ramarao, the former IT Minister of Telangana and working president of BRS, along with leaders from parties like YSRCP, Congress, CPI(M), CPI, BJD, and AAP, were also in attendance.
