A uniform 50% increase in LS seats is pulling the wool over someone’s eyes, says Praveen Chakravarty
Congress MP Praveen Chakravarty argues against a uniform 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats, claiming it unfairly disadvantages southern states like Tamil Nadu. He suggests that population-based delimitation would widen the political gap between the North and South.
Why it matters
The debate over delimitation is a critical issue in Indian federalism, touching on regional representation and the balance of power between states.
Advocating against undertaking delimitation on the basis of population, Congress Rajya Sabha Member Praveen Chakravarty said on Sunday that the proposal to uniformly increase the Lok Sabha seats for all States was pulling the wool over someone’s eyes.
In an interview with The Hindu in Chennai, he said the Tamil Nadu Congress does not believe that the number of seats should change if the population increases.
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