{
  "id": 44270,
  "title": "Congress and its allies will continue to oppose Delimitation Bill, says TNCC chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/congress-and-its-allies-will-continue-to-oppose-delimitation-bill",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T13:33:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/congress-and-its-allies-will-continue-to-oppose-delimitation-bill-says-tncc-chief/article71297723.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The chief of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, Manickam Tagore, stated on Sunday that the Congress and its INDIA bloc allies would continue to oppose the Delimitation Bill. Alleging that the BJP was eager to bypass the rising discontent against it, Tagore asserted that the bill would be attempted to be passed in Parliament. He referred to the DMK without naming it, stating that the people of Tamil Nadu would remember who burnt the copies of the bill in its earlier form. Tagore hoped that the current stand would remain unchanged.\n\nTagore pointed out that the BJP, PMK, and AIADMK were against delimitation, and the focus should be on identifying who joins them. He questioned the party's silence and urged them to answer. Regarding Electricity Minister Nirmal Kumar's comments, Tagore emphasized that D.K. Shivakumar, the Karnataka Chief Minister from the Congress party, would represent Karnataka's interests. He pointed out that Tamil Nadu's Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution on Mekedatu, but now there is disagreement, and internal politics should be the only concern.\n\nTagore rejected the criticism that his party leader Rahul Gandhi had betrayed Tamil Nadu by not addressing the Cauvery issue. He maintained that politics over the issue should be avoided, emphasizing that Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are not India and Pakistan. He praised Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's intention to speak to the Karnataka Chief Minister as a positive step.",
  "summary": "Speaking to the media, he says delimitation is against Tamil Nadu and wonders whether other parties will join the BJP, PMK, and the AIADMK in supporting the Bill",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}