KTR warns Centre against reducing South representation

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Hyderabad: BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao warned the Centre against reducing southern states’ representation, asserting that any attempt to alter the balance would trigger strong resistance, marking a sharp escalation in the KTR South representation stance.

Speaking to news agencies and at a meeting in Peerzadiguda, he said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi fully supported the women’s reservation bill. However, he opposed linking it to delimitation and constitutional amendments.

KTR said the Centre should implement women’s reservation immediately in existing seats. He pointed out that Parliament had 543 seats and Telangana had 119 Assembly constituencies. He questioned why the government was complicating a simple issue.

KTR South representation stance opposes delimitation link

KTR said constitutional procedure required a census first, followed by delimitation and then structural changes. Therefore, he opposed any attempt to combine these processes with women’s reservation.

He said BRS would support any reasonable proposal that did not harm southern states. At the same time, he warned that the party would strongly resist any move that disadvantaged the region.

Highlighting concerns, he said the current Lok Sabha representation of southern states stood at around 24%. He insisted that this share must remain unchanged under any circumstances.

“Even a marginal reduction is unacceptable,” he said. “If this changes, strong resistance will follow.”

KTR South representation warning targets Centre and state leadership

KTR criticised Revanth Reddy, calling him a “hybrid Chief Minister.” He alleged that Revanth Reddy lacked consistency in political positions.

“Morning he represents Congress, by evening he aligns with BJP,” KTR said. He added that such inconsistency reflected in governance as well.

KTR also accused the Chief Minister of adopting double standards. He questioned why stakeholders were not consulted on proposals to divide Hyderabad into multiple corporations.

KTR South representation concerns highlight bill ambiguities

KTR raised concerns over ambiguities in the bill introduced in Parliament. Rao noted that leaders spoke about increasing seats by 50%, but the bill did not mention it.

KTR reiterated that BRS had opposed population-based seat redistribution since 2022–23. He said such a move would penalise southern states that successfully implemented population control.

Referring to history, he said the freeze on parliamentary seats since 1971 was based on population stabilisation. He questioned whether southern states were now being penalised for following national policy.

“You are sitting on a volcano,” he warned the Centre. “If you play with southern representation, a strong backlash will follow.”

He said BRS would work with other political parties to oppose such measures. He also urged the Centre to focus on governance and public welfare instead of politics.

 

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