"Amit Shah not ready to discuss delimitation," says DMK MP TR Baalu as party plans protest

"Amit Shah is not ready to come and have a discussion on the issue of delimitation. Tomorrow, again, we will hold a demonstration on this issue," Baalu said.

Earlier on Thursday, DMK MPs Kanimozhi, T Siva, along with party MPs, held a protest on the issue of delimitation, in Parliament House premises.

Speaking to the media, Kanimozhi said, "Our leader, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, has been raising this concern about delimitation and its potential impact on states that have controlled their population. So we want fair delimitation, and we want the Central government to clarify, but they have only confused us."

DMK MP T Siva said that they are continuing their protest for a fair delimitation exercise, as approximately seven states will be affected by it.

He said, "Tamil Nadu is insisting on fair delimitation. Around seven states will be affected by this but there has been no response from the government yet. That is why we are continuing our protest demanding fair delimitation."

Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin called for a united political front against the proposed delimitation exercise, urging various parties to join forces in opposing what he termed a "blatant assault on federalism."

On March 8, Chief Minister Stalin wrote to the Chief Ministers of seven states, both from National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ruling states and otherwise, to join him in the "fight against this unfair exercise."

The state government has locked horns with the Central government over the three-language formula proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the delimitation exercise.

At the heart of the controversy is the NEP's three-language formula, which Tamil Nadu fears will impose Hindi on the state. Chief Minister MK Stalin argued that the policy prioritises Hindi over regional languages, undermining the state's autonomy and linguistic diversity. (ANI)