Invited for Anti-delimitation meeting in Chennai on March 22
Bengaluru, March 12: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said he would discuss with the High Command Tamil Nadu’s invitation to participate in the anti-delimitation meeting in Chennai.
Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Ponnumudi and Rajya Sabha member MM Abdulla met the DCM and the CM at Vidhana Soudha earlier today and extended an invitation to participate in a meeting of South Indian states in Chennai on March 22 to discuss steps to counter the proposed Lok Sabha delimitation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the DCM said, “Tamil Nadu CM Stalin has taken the lead in mobilising a protest against the Centre’s Lok Sabha constituency delimitation exercise which will reduce the number of seats for Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Stalin’s representatives came and met me and CM Siddaramaiah. They have extended the invitation.”
“The ruling party of Tamil Nadu is our alliance partner and we are in agreement with their stance on the delimitation exercise. As we are a national party, we need to discuss this with our party high command. We will decide on the next steps after seeking their advice. We have informed our counterparts from Tamil Nadu the same. The delegation from Tamil Nadu discussed various aspects with us including language. It is time we work together to uphold our self-respect,” he added.
