Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar confirmed his attendance on the delimitation assembly convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on March 22.
Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar (ANI)
Addressing his participation, Shivakumar stated, “My Chief Minister has asked me to represent the government and the party at the meeting. However, we still need to deliberate on this issue with the party High Command.”
On Karnataka’s stance concerning delimitation, he clarified that discussions are nonetheless ongoing. “I am still in the process of reviewing the matter,” he stated, indicating that no ultimate choice has been reached.
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Regardless of the continuing deliberations, Shivakumar underscored the opposition alliance’s solidarity. “The INDIA alliance stands together,” he asserted, signaling that the bloc stays dedicated to a collective strategy on the difficulty.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday stated that he has obtained Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s letter concerning state autonomy and constituency delimitation.
Whereas stating that he can be unable to attend the assembly scheduled for March 22 resulting from prior commitments, he stated that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar would signify Karnataka in his place.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy criticised the BJP-led Central authorities over the delimitation train scheduled for 2026, saying that BJP is doing this to settle scores with the individuals of the southern states as a result of they by no means allowed BJP to develop.
Revanth Reddy stated that he would take part within the assembly referred to as by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai on March 22 to debate the technique of the States which can be doubtlessly deprived by the delimitation course of.
He additionally stated that he would name an all-party assembly in Telangana to debate the delimitation.
Reddy stated that an motion plan is being ready to thwart the Central Authorities’s “conspiracy” in opposition to the Southern States via the delimitation of Meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies.
The Chief Minister was talking to the media after assembly a DMK delegation in Delhi to debate joint motion to make sure that the delimitation is not going to scale back the share of seats within the Parliament.
“This is not a delimitation of constituencies, but an attempt to reduce the importance of the southern states. We (southern states) have served the country a lot. The BJP does not have much representation from the southern states. The BJP wants to take revenge on these states where they faced defeat,” Reddy stated.
“We will thwart the conspiracies hatched by the BJP-led central government against the southern states. The Congress already decided in principle to fight against the Central government,” he added.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy additionally expressed his help for Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s stance on the delimitation difficulty, saying, “I welcome Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s stand.”
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin-led DMK authorities has been protesting in opposition to the Central authorities’s three-language components in nationwide schooling coverage and delimitation.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin referred to as for a united political entrance in opposition to the proposed delimitation train, urging varied events to affix forces in opposing what he termed a “blatant assault on federalism.
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(With ANI inputs)