Tamil Nadu (4) – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has made a sarcastic appeal to increase the birth rate in the state, urging citizens to have more children immediately. Fearing that the population-based delimitation could reduce the state’s parliamentary representation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the citizens of Tamil Nadu to have as many children as possible and quickly. Otherwise, he expressed fear that the influence of the southern states in national politics would decrease and political power could shift to North India. He said this at the wedding ceremony of a party worker’s son. Because the number of MPs is going to be decided on the basis of population.Union Home Minister Amit Shah has clarified in a BJP program that the southern states will not be affected by the delimitation process. However, many southern leaders, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, have opposed the delimitation decision, fearing that it will reduce the influence of their respective states in Parliament.The success of the family planning program in Tamil Nadu had brought the population under control. This, however, had an impact on Tamil Nadu’s political representation, as it opened up the possibility of implementing delimitation based on population census data.Speaking to the media on the changing population figures, Stalin explained, “We have successfully implemented family planning. And now we are facing such a situation. So I will not say take your time, but have children immediately.”Stalin has called an all-party meeting on March 5 to discuss the delimitation issue. He says that leaders of all parties in Tamil Nadu should come together and think about the protection of their rights and the future of Tamil Nadu. He has also appealed to opposition parties to attend this meeting.Leaders of southern states have expressed the view that the demarcation decision may be unfair to southern states, despite the significant contribution of southern states to the country’s GDP and success in population control. Reducing our representation means suppressing our voice.Meanwhile, the central government has also criticized the imposition of the National Education Policy (NEP). Stalin has alleged that Hindi is being imposed on the southern states through this education policy. If delimitation is implemented based on population census, Tamil Nadu will lose eight MPs. Stalin expressed confidence that Tamil Nadu will resist and Tamil Nadu will win.
Dr. Anupriya Gaikwad
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