In Tamil Nadu Assembly, A Challenge To Delimitation, 'One Nation One Poll'
NDTV
Moving the resolution against the delimitation plan, Chief Minister MK Stalin said states like Tamil Nadu that effectively controlled population should not be penalised
In a first by any state legislature, the Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted two resolutions -- one against a delimitation exercise after a fresh Census and the other against the Centre's 'One Nation One Election' push for simultaneous polls to Assemblies and Lok Sabha.
Moving the resolution against the delimitation plan, Chief Minister MK Stalin said states like Tamil Nadu that effectively controlled population should not be penalised and the one that failed should not be rewarded. He stressed that Tamil Nadu and other southern states stand to lose both power and rights if a delimitation exercise is conducted without considering these factors.
Mr Stalin pointed out that in 1971, Tamil Nadu and Bihar had similar populations. But over the past five decades, he said, Bihar's population has surged to over one-and-a-half times that of Tamil Nadu. "Already, with 39 MPs, we are begging. If numbers drop, what will happen?" he asked.
