MK Stalin’s anti-delimitation movement appears to be gaining traction amongst southern states as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday confirmed his participation within the all-party meet called by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in Chennai on March 22.

KTR confirmed his participation after assembly a delegation of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Thursday. The visiting DMK delegation was led by Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru and Rajya Sabha MP NR Elango, who prolonged an invite to BRS for the assembly.

The assembly, to be chaired by DMK chief Stalin, will concentrate on the contentious issue of delimitation and its alleged potential to undermine the parliamentary illustration of south Indian states.

The interplay concluded with a joint press deal with by the leaders, the place each side underscored the urgency of collective motion to safeguard the pursuits of south India in gentle of the Centre’s proposed delimitation coverage.

KTR SLAMS CENTRE’S DELIMITATION PLAN

Addressing the media after assembly the DMK delegation, KTR launched a scathing assault on the Centre over its method to delimitation, which is ready to be based mostly on inhabitants figures from the newest census.

He argued that this transfer would disproportionately penalise states like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, which have efficiently adhered to the Union authorities’s household planning initiatives over the many years.

“It’s deplorable that the Centre intends to cut back the parliamentary illustration of states which have successfully applied household planning as per its personal directives,” KTR remarked, calling the coverage a “gross injustice” to south India.

Highlighting its broader implications, he warned that figuring out parliamentary seats solely on inhabitants metrics would dilute the political voice of south Indian states within the Lok Sabha. “This isn’t only a Telangana situation, it’s a south India situation. If we don’t stand united now, our illustration and affect in nationwide decision-making might be unjustly diminished,” he cautioned.

“As per KCR (Ok Chandrashekhar Rao) Garu’s steering, we’ll attend the March 22 assembly and be sure that Telangana’s considerations, together with BRS’s agency stance, are vocally represented,” KTR confirmed.

The delimitation course of, which is predicted to take impact after 2026, will redraw parliamentary constituencies based mostly on inhabitants.

The DMK, led by Stalin, alleges that southern states have efficiently managed beginning charges over the many years, and that they face a possible discount of their share of parliamentary illustration, whereas northern states with larger inhabitants progress might achieve seats. Stalin desires the delimitation to be completed on the idea of the 1971 census.