Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), on Saturday, attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Central Government for on-going delimitation of parliamentary seats and the State Assembly seats. The party said that BJP is increasing the numbers of parliamentary seats in Hindi belt compared to other states for its own political safe zone through the delimitation.
Addressing a press meet at the party headquarter in the State Capital JMM General Secretary cum Spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said that the BJP led Central Government is by its malign intention trying to create a safe zone for future through the ongoing delimitation. It has not published the Census report of 2011 which has completed and the Central Government is holding the delimitation on Census of 2001.
"Almost all seats changed their demographic equation in these years. The last delimitation was held in 2008 on the basis of 2001 Census and then Delimitation Commission of India decided that the next delimitation would be held in 2026. We can easily understand by the example of Jharkhand that what it was in 2001 and now it is completely changed," said Bhattacharya.
The part General Secretary alleged that through the delimitation BJP is trying to weaken South India and North-East India and East India's representation in the parliament. "As per information we are getting the seats parliamentary seats will increase in Uttar Pradesh from 80 to 143, in Bihar from 40 to 79, in Madhya Pradesh from 29 to 52, in Maharashtra from 48 to 76, in Gujrat from 26 to 43, in Rajasthan from 25 to 50, in Andhra and Telangana from 42 to 52 and in West Bengal from 42 to 60," he added.
Bhattacharya said that on March 22 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin called a meeting in which Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee and other Chief Ministers will be attended on this issue. "It is completely a conspiracy to prevent tribal, local, people from Schedule Caste and minorities from politics of Centre. During the meeting the leaders will brainstormed on how to prevent the Central Government on its malign agenda," he added.
The party Spokesperson further said that the party protested in 2008 against the delimitation and it will once again prepare for a strong and organised protest.