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Odisha Minister and BJP leader Prithviraj Harichandan criticised regional parties over delimitation, accusing them of creating 'political issues' and exhibiting an 'undemocratic attitude' and urged them to wait for the official notification before making judgments.
Speaking about the Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting on delimitation, Odisha minister Prithviraj Harichandan said, "Some people are unnecessarily creating political issues. They should wait till the notification is issued or declared, and after that, they should say what is wrong and what is right. In this case, the way they are reacting is a kind of unnecessary apprehension that is exhibited on their part. This kind of undemocratic attitude by such regional parties is not accepted." Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired the first Joint Action Committee meeting in Chennai over the proposed delimitation issue. The meeting was attended by Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, and other prominent leaders. While the next edition of the meeting is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, BJP MP from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, Eatala Rajender, stated that the meeting is just to defame the union government and the opposition wants to mislead the people which they will get to know very soon. After the first meeting of the Joint Action Committee on delimitation, a resolution was unanimously adopted which asserts that "any delimitation exercise carried out by the Centre should be done "transparently" and after discussion and deliberation with all stakeholders. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced plans for an all-party meeting to address the issue, emphasizing the need for Southern states to maintain their political significance. The delimitation issue has sparked concerns among Southern leaders, who believe the process is an attempt to reduce their states' importance. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has written a letter arguing that delimitation should only occur after the next national census, scheduled for after 2026. Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday dismissed the Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting on the delimitation issue as a "baseless" and "time pass" exercise aimed at maligning the BJP. He confidently predicted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form governments in Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu in the next elections. Speaking to reporters, Reddy said, "It was a baseless meeting. It was a time pass. It was only an attempt to malign the BJP. In the next elections, NDA will form the government in Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu as well." The meeting was attended by various political leaders, including Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das, and Biju Janata Dal leader Sanjay Kumar Das Burma, among others. The MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government locked horns with the Central government over the three-language formula proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the delimitation exercise. (ANI)
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