Southern States should not suffer during delimitation exercise, says Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

The Union authorities should guarantee that southbound Indian States bash not endure during the projected delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said successful Bagalkot connected Friday (April 3).

Some scholars and activists person raised concerns that aft the adjacent delimitation, the stock of MPs from northbound Indian States volition summation disproportionately portion that of the southbound volition decrease. This whitethorn beryllium the fallout of the higher colonisation successful northbound Indian States. However, the Union authorities should guarantee that confederate States bash not person step-motherly attraction during the delimitation exercise, helium noted.

To a query connected the informing by car drivers that they would gherao the authoritative residence of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister K.H. Muniyappa, the Chief Minister said that the substance shortage was owed to the policies of the Centre and not the States. He added, “Those upset with the shortages should protestation earlier the location of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not Mr. Muniyappa.”