'Delimitation is a constitutional obligation, not a political motivated': BJP's chief spokesperson NV Subhash in response to DMK criticism
HYDERABAD: BJP chief spokesperson NV Subhash on Saturday dismissed allegations attributing political motives to the Centre's decision to undertake delimitation. "Delimitation is neither arbitrary nor politically motivated. It is a constitutional obligation, clearly laid out under Articles 82 and 170 of the Indian Constitution," he said.
He strongly condemned the DMK's "illogical and baseless" objections to the Centre's upcoming delimitation exercise. "Delimitation was a constitutionally mandated process aimed at ensuring fair representation for all citizens," Subhash said.
Subhash said that delimitation involves redrawing boundaries to reflect changes in population and ensure equitable representation. "In simple terms, larger populations mean more representatives. That is the spirit of representative democracy," he said. He reminded that under Article 82, the Parliament is required to pass a Delimitation Act after every national census. "Article 170 provides for similar changes at the state level. Delimitation exercises were carried out in 1952, 1963, 1973, and 2002," he said.
Subhash mentioned that following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Union home minister Amit Shah rightly announced the Centre's intent to initiate both a national census and a fresh delimitation to address imbalances that emerged over the decades.
He strongly condemned the DMK's "illogical and baseless" objections to the Centre's upcoming delimitation exercise. "Delimitation was a constitutionally mandated process aimed at ensuring fair representation for all citizens," Subhash said.
Subhash said that delimitation involves redrawing boundaries to reflect changes in population and ensure equitable representation. "In simple terms, larger populations mean more representatives. That is the spirit of representative democracy," he said. He reminded that under Article 82, the Parliament is required to pass a Delimitation Act after every national census. "Article 170 provides for similar changes at the state level. Delimitation exercises were carried out in 1952, 1963, 1973, and 2002," he said.
Subhash mentioned that following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Union home minister Amit Shah rightly announced the Centre's intent to initiate both a national census and a fresh delimitation to address imbalances that emerged over the decades.
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