Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to introduce Constitutional amendments to completely repair the power of the Lok Sabha at 543 members.
In his letter on Thursday, Vijay referred to a decision handed by the Tamil Nadu Meeting on Wednesday on the proposed delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies.
He additionally drew the Prime Minister’s consideration to the Meeting’s demand for 33 per cent reservation for girls within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and the following Meeting polls.
Vijay mentioned the decision known as for the present distribution of Lok Sabha seats among the many states to stay unchanged.
Quoting the decision, the Chief Minister mentioned the “whole variety of members of the Home of the Individuals (Lok Sabha) needs to be made everlasting at 543.”
He added that the variety of Lok Sabha seats allotted to every state must also stay mounted on the present degree.
“I enclose a duplicate of the decision handed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Meeting. I kindly request you to contemplate the decision handed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Meeting and convey within the obligatory Constitutional amendments on this regard.”
On Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Meeting had deliberated that the southern states may lose Lok Sabha seats after the Census if Article 81(2)(a), which offers with the allocation of seats, had been utilized.
It famous {that a} related discount had taken place in 1967, when Tamil Nadu’s Lok Sabha illustration fell from 41 to 39 seats.
The decision mentioned any delimitation based mostly on post-1971 inhabitants figures that alters the present seat allocation would trigger lasting injustice to the southern states, which, it mentioned, had successfully applied population-control programmes whereas reaching progress in financial growth, healthcare and public welfare.
It additionally urged the Centre to make sure one-third reservation for girls within the subsequent Lok Sabha elections and the Meeting elections that comply with.
In his letter, Vijay has due to this fact sought three key measures: a Constitutional modification to repair the Lok Sabha’s power at 543, retaining the present state-wise allocation of seats, and implementing 33 per cent reservation for girls within the upcoming Lok Sabha and subsequent Meeting elections.
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