Big blow to CM Vijay's all-party meet on delimitation as 37 of 57 Tamil Nadu MPs opt out
The meeting had been called to determine a state response to delimitation, which had raised concerns over the potential reduction of seats for southern states.
Chief Minister C Vijay Joseph's all-party meeting on delimitation faced a significant setback as 37 out of 57 Tamil Nadu MPs opted out. The meeting aimed to discuss the proposed delimitation exercise, which has raised concerns over potential reductions in parliamentary seats for southern states. Only 20 MPs were expected to attend, with the Congress and its allies sending 12 members, while the VCK, CPI, CPI(M), MDMK, and IUML each sent two MPs.
The DMK, the main opposition AIADMK, PMK, MNM, and DMDK boycotted the meeting, with all their MPs absent. The MPs who skipped the meeting accused the Vijay-led government of diverting attention from the Cauvery water sharing issue, which has been a decades-old disagreement between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The government has reportedly indicated its willingness to reintroduce the delimitation bill during the upcoming monsoon session.
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