Unwise to link women’s quota with delimitation: K.T. Rama Rao
If you ask me, Prime Minister Modi and his government has never looked as vulnerable as they did in the last 15 days, he said
BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao, known as KTR, has expressed his concerns over the potential intertwining of the Women's Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill, which was discussed in a special session of Parliament. Rao believes that the government was misguided in trying to connect the two bills, stating that women's reservation could be implemented independently without being linked to delimitation.
Rao argued that the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act, which has already been passed by Parliament, should not be compromised. The BRS leader emphasized that the delimitation bill, if introduced in Parliament, should aim to maintain the level of representation for southern states in the Lok Sabha. Currently, southern states have 24% representation in the Lok Sabha, and Rao warned that meddling with this ratio could lead to serious protests in the region.
He suggested that the government could consider increasing the number of Legislative Assembly (MLA) seats across the country to 6000, which would not disturb the current status quo in Parliament, while also ensuring increased participation and decentralization. Rao proposed a second formula where the southern states could maintain their 24% representation in Parliament, without any penalty for good implementation of population policies.
He stressed that the government should not impose a "noose" around the southern states' necks, claiming it as advantageous for them and stifling their voice.
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