The Union Govt's plan for #Delimitation is a blatant assault on federalism, punishing States that ensured population control & good governance by...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin convened a multi-state Joint Action Committee against unfair parliamentary delimitation, inviting chief ministers and parties across eight states.
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The Union Govt's plan for #Delimitation is a blatant assault on federalism, punishing States that ensured population control & good governance by stripping away our rightful voice in Parliament. We will not allow this democratic injustice!
I have written to Hon'ble Chief Ministers Thiru @pinarayivijayan, Thiru. @siddaramaiah, Thiru. @revanth_anumula, Thiru. @ncbn, Selvi @MamataOfficial, Thiru. @BhagwantMann, Thiru. @MohanMOdisha & party heads in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal, Odisha & Punjab, calling for an uncompromising fight against this unfair exercise.
We are forming a Joint Action Committee (JAC) to defend our States from being silenced. I call upon @CPIM_Kerala, @BJP4Keralam, @cpimspeak, @cpi_national, @INCKerala, @iumlKeralaState, Kerala Congress, Kerala Congress (M), Revolutionary Socialist Party, @JaiTDP, @JanaSenaParty, @YSRCParty, @BJP4Andhra, @INCTelangana, @BRSparty, @aimim_national, @BJP4Karnataka, @INCKarnataka, @JanataDal_S, @AITCofficial, @BJP4Bengal, @CPIM_WESTBENGAL, @INCWestBengal, @BJP4Odisha, @bjd_odisha, @INCOdisha, @AAPPunjab, @INCPunjab, @Akali_Dal_ to send a senior representative.
📍First JAC meeting in Chennai on March 22, 2025. Let us stand together not as separate political entities but as protectors of our people's future.
#FairDelimitationForTN #JACforFairDelimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin issued letters to chief ministers and major political party leaders across seven other states, urging concerted action against proposed parliamentary delimitation formulas that threaten federal balance. Stalin described the Union government's delimitation roadmap as a direct attack on constitutional democracy, warning that recalculating legislative representation without historical protections penalizes states that excelled in family planning, public health, and literacy.
Reaching out to chief ministers in Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, and Punjab, Stalin called for unified political resistance across regional boundaries. He announced the establishment of a Joint Action Committee tasked with defending regional representation, inviting opposition and regional party executives to send high-level representatives to participate in deliberations.
Stalin scheduled the inaugural Joint Action Committee conference for March 22, 2025, in Chennai, calling upon democratic organizations to transcend partisan distinctions in protecting the political future of their populations. He affirmed that southern and eastern states must collaborate closely to ensure that good governance does not result in political disenfranchisement. He expressed confidence that broad solidarity will safeguard federal balance in Parliament.