M.Ok. Stalin; Edappadi Palaniswami. File Photograph
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In a big political growth, political events in Tamil Nadu, together with the DMK and the AIADMK, have determined to avoid the all-party MPs’ assembly convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Saturday (August 8, 2026) to debate the problem of delimitation.
Out of the State’s 57 MPs, solely 20 are anticipated to attend the session, whereas 37 have opted to remain away, signalling a scarcity of consensus on the Chief Minister’s initiative.
The assembly was referred to as by Mr. Vijay to formulate a unified State response to the proposed delimitation train, which has raised considerations over the potential discount of Parliamentary seats for the southern States.
In line with the attendance particulars, the 20 MPs collaborating within the assembly primarily characterize the Congress and the TVK’s smaller allies. The anticipated attendees embody 12 from the Congress, two every from the VCK, CPI, and CPI(M), and one every from the MDMK and IUML.
Alternatively, the boycott is led by the ruling DMK, with all its 30 MPs absent from the assembly. The AIADMK, with its 4 MPs, has additionally deliberate to skip the occasion. Different events becoming a member of the boycott embody the PMK, MNM, and DMDK, with one MP every.
‘Diverting consideration from Cauvery’
DMK MP Kanimozhi mentioned that the all-party MPs assembly convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on delimitation is pointless and alleged that it was aimed toward diverting consideration from the Cauvery difficulty.
Ms. Kanimozhi mentioned there was no official announcement from the Union authorities about tabling a Delimitation Invoice throughout the present Parliament session, and because the amended Draft Invoice isn’t even obtainable, there may be nothing new to debate.
The transfer comes after Mr. Vijay convened a consultative assembly of all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from the State to deliberate on the proposed Delimitation Invoice 2026 and its potential affect on Tamil Nadu. In line with an official assertion, the assembly is scheduled to be held at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The Delimitation Invoice 2026 was launched within the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026, to redraw Parliamentary and Meeting constituencies, broaden the Lok Sabha power to 850 seats, and implement girls’s reservation. Nevertheless, the Invoice was not handed because it did not safe the constitutionally required particular two-thirds majority of members current and voting in Parliament.
Revealed – August 08, 2026 01:17 pm IST
