In a recent special session of Parliament held in Delhi, the BJP, under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, successfully passed the 33 percent reservation for women with unanimous support from all political parties. Subsequently, the legislation received the President’s assent, officially becoming law. However, the BJP government now faces two significant obstacles in its path to implementation: the census and the re-delimitation of constituencies, both of which are contingent on each other.
The law stipulates that the 33 percent reservation for women can only be put into effect once both the census and constituency re-delineation, in accordance with the census data, are completed. While South India, and particularly Tamil Nadu, has shown a strong awareness and commitment to the census, this diligence is not as prevalent in other parts of the country.
As the constituency re-delineation aligns with population data from the census, South India, with its relatively smaller population compared to North India, is at risk of receiving fewer parliamentary seats. This scenario raises concerns about the potential marginalization of South India in the formation of the Union Government.
In response, the DMK government has been vehemently opposing the constituency re-delimitation issue. But what are the broader political implications of this opposition? Salem Dharanidharan provides an in-depth analysis in this interview.
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