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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged his counterparts in seven states to form a Joint Action Committee against the Union government’s proposed delimitation exercise to redraw parliamentary constituencies. He invited them to a meeting in Chennai on March 22, warning that states with successful population control would be unfairly penalised with reduced Lok Sabha representation.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh supported Stalin, declaring that states excelling in family planning should not be disadvantaged. The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution against the exercise in February 2024, amid concerns that it could favour northern states. Stalin recently claimed that Tamil Nadu could lose eight Lok Sabha seats on account of the exercise, though Union Home Minister Amit Shah later denied this.

At an all-party meeting in Chennai on Wednesday, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Congress, the Left Front and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam united to oppose delimitation. The Bharatiya Janata Party and a few regional parties boycotted the event. Stalin called for the 1971 census to remain the basis for seat allocation for the next 30 years. Read on.

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