Prime Minister Narendra Modi ought to allay the fears of individuals of Tamil Nadu surrounding the proposed delimitation train, Chief Minister M Ok Stalin mentioned right here on Sunday.
Modi must also be certain that a decision is handed within the Parliament to verify the rights of Tamil Nadu aren’t curbed, he mentioned at an official occasion right here.
Stalin, after inaugurating a slew of tasks and saying new schemes to the favored vacationer spot right here, mentioned he has sought an appointment with the Prime Minister to current the memorandum on the issues surrounding the proposed delimitation.
“We’ve got sought an appointment to current the memorandum on the delimitation… Since I’m participating on this authorities perform I’ve conveyed to the PM about my incapacity to participate in his assembly and deputed our Ministers Thangam Thennarasu and Raja Kannappan. Via this assembly and thru you, I hereby search the Prime Minister to allay the fears of delimitation,” Stalin mentioned whereas addressing the gathering.
He was referring to Modi’s go to to Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram on Sunday the place the PM inaugurated the brand new Pamban bridge.
“You (Modi) must also be certain that a decision on this regard is handed within the Parliament. This (delimitation) not solely results in a discount of Parliamentary seats, it’s our proper to ask and on the identical time, it’s also a reason behind fear about our future,” she mentioned.
“Together with Puducherry there could be 40 Parliamentary seats. However the ruling BJP authorities is making an attempt to shrink our voices by way of delimitation.” Stalin mentioned a Joint Motion Committee assembly on truthful delimitation was carried out on March 22 in Chennai and noticed the participation of Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Minister and outstanding leaders representing varied political ideologies throughout India.
In his transient handle to the gathering, Stalin emphasised that Prime Minister Modi should present a transparent assure that Tamil Nadu, together with different states which have successfully managed inhabitants progress, won’t be penalized within the upcoming delimitation course of.
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“Their (Tamil Nadu’s) share of parliamentary seats in share phrases will stay untouched. He ought to make this promise publicly, allay the fears within the minds of the folks of Tamil Nadu and observe it up with a constitutional modification in Parliament. That is the one approach to make sure a good delimitation,” Stalin mentioned.
He recalled that Tamil Nadu was the only real state to oppose the delimitation train, alleging that the Centre had conspired to scale back the state’s parliamentary illustration. “If (Delimitation within the current kind) has been established it’s going to trigger an enormous loss for the state within the Parliament,” he warned.
The CM famous that his occasion’s MPs have raised issues in Parliament over the delimitation challenge, the alleged imposition of Hindi, and the allocation of funds to Tamil Nadu.
Earlier, Stalin inaugurated and inspected a brand new 700-bed healthcare facility on the Authorities Medical Faculty Hospital within the district, which was constructed with an funding of Rs 143.69 crore.
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He acknowledged that establishing a hospital in a hilly area like Udhagamandalam was difficult, however credited the efforts of Minister E V Velu (Minister for Public Works) for making the challenge a actuality Taking a dig on the earlier AIADMK authorities, Stalin mentioned a proposal to ascertain a medical hospital was mooted by the then Chief Minister (Edapadi Ok Palaniswami), but it surely was solely carried out in the course of the present regime.
Throughout his go to to the hill station, Stalin additionally introduced a slew of tasks to Udhagamandalam, which features a multi-level automobile parking facility, ‘Hop-on, Hop-off’ vacationer bus facility amongst others.