Key Points
BJP MP Eatala Rajendar blames opposition for defaming government
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin chairs JAC meeting on delimitation
Southern leaders demand transparency in delimitation process
Union Minister Kishan Reddy dismisses JAC meeting as baseless
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired the first Joint Action Committee meeting in Chennai over the proposed delimitation issue.
The meeting was attended by Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, and other prominent leaders.
While the next edition of the meeting is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, BJP MP from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, Eatala Rajender, stated that the meeting is just for the purpose of defaming the union government and the opposition wants of misleading the people which they will get to know very soon.
"They (opposition) are trying to defame the central government... They want to mislead the people, and the public will get to know this soon...", Eatala Rajendar said while speaking to ANI on Sunday.
After the first meeting of the Joint Action Committee on delimitation, a resolution was unanimously adopted which asserts that "any delimitation exercise carried out by the Centre should be done "transparently" and after discussion and deliberation with all stakeholders.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced plans for an all-party meeting to address the issue, emphasizing the need for Southern states to maintain their political significance.
The delimitation issue has sparked concerns among Southern leaders, who believe the process is an attempt to reduce their states' importance. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has written a letter arguing that delimitation should only occur after the next national census, scheduled for after 2026.
Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday dismissed the Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting on the delimitation issue as a "baseless" and "time pass" exercise aimed at maligning the BJP.
He confidently predicted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form governments in Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu in the next elections.
Speaking to reporters, Reddy said, "It was totally a baseless meeting. It was a time pass. It was only an attempt to malign the BJP... In the next elections, NDA will form the government in Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu as well."
