The RSS-affiliated Organiser, in its latest edition, has called for a national population policy.
It said it must ensure that population growth does not disproportionately affect any religious community or region, otherwise “leading to socio-economic disparities and political conflicts”.
A weekly magazine affiliated to the Sangh Parivar, of many opposition parties on delimitation, particularly echoed the concerns of those in South India, When demarcation is done, It said that the low birth rate in the southern and western states would put them at a disadvantage.
This process 2026 In Come Likely.
“Regional disparity is another important dimension that will affect the delimitation process of parliamentary constituencies in the future”, That organizer editor Prabulla Ketkar population, He writes in the article Democracy and Destiny.
Western and southern states are doing relatively well in population control measures, Therefore, If the base population is changed after the census, Fear of losing some seats in Parliament Normal.
The association has raised this publicly beforeMother?
Population control RSS One of the major conceptual projects of, And it continues to press for national population policy.
“A comprehensive population control policy should be in place, It should be applied equally to all, Once it is activated, No one gets any concessions.
50 Years ago when there was a population imbalance, Nam We suffered severe consequences. This to us It just didn’t happen. In today’s era, East Timor, New countries like South Sudan and Kosovo were created. Therefore, When population imbalance occurs, New countries are formed. Countries are divided” that RSS Chairman Mohan in his Vijayadashami address 2022 said in his Vijayadashami address in.
However, Bhagwat cautioned against excessive population control measures like those followed by China.
What concerns have the opposition raised??
Delimitation is a constitutional mandate to redraw the number of constituencies and their boundaries based on the latest population data during each census.
However, Passed by opposition from South Indian political parties 50 The number of Lok Sabha constituencies and state assembly constituencies has been frozen over the years.
Many leaders in the South felt that delimitation based on population would lead to a reduction in their representation in Parliament worry have reported.
In February, a resolution was passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly against delimitation. Compared to the more populous states in the north, For successfully implementing population control measures We are Tamil Nadu and other southern states argued that they should not be punished.
During the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament last year, DMK MP Kanimozhi“… If demarcation is going to be done in census, It deprived the South Indian states of representation, reduce” said.
That delimitation will not be postponed, CoconutIn India BJP said that there will be no injustice Said.
“I said that no injustice would happen in the South, That is BJP’s decision. How to do it that, Let’s sit and discuss with everyone. We will not postpone demarcation”Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Indian Express For the magazine He said in an interview in May.
Main of BJP National Democratic CoolStrong Telugu Desam Party, It has said that such hot issues will be discussed in detail.
“DemarcationGeneral Civil Issues like law are debated at length and resolved amicably. We sit together with partners, Let’s try to reach a consensus on all these issues. There is much to discuss”Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s son and state minister N Lokesh Naidu told The Indian Express last month.
How many times was demarcation done??
In the History of Independent India, Demarcation took place four times – 1952, 1963, 1973 And 2002, The first three practiceThe number of seats was fixed and rearranged during s.
1976 In the year, of the Constitution 42 The 1st Amendment froze the number of Lok Sabha constituencies and 2001 Till the Census 25 Demarcation was suspended for years.
2002In, Under the BJP government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee 84Further delimitation brought about by the 1st Amendment 25 Years late.
84As per the 1st Amendment Act, The next demarcation 2031 It would have taken place after the census. But 2021 As the census was delayed, The government plans to change this. Census has not been conducted yet.
How delimitation will change the political map of India?
The idea behind delimitation is to ensure that each state has equal representation in the Lok Sabha based on its population. This depending on, Seats may be less for some states and for some states, It will increase.
2026 If the seats are allotted as per projected population statistics in the year, For example Uttar Pradesh 14 That they will get seats, Constituencies in Madhya Pradesh 29 from the 34 It is also estimated to rise to
In comparison, Its number of constituencies in Tamil Nadu 39from the 30 become, In Kerala 20from the 14 And will decrease.
Due to BJP’s strength in the Hindi belt, Opposition parties are worried that the delimitation could work in favor of the party
