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Delimitation targets states like Punjab, says state Congress chief Warring
Punjab Congress chief warned that the Congress will launch a mass mobilisation drive across the state against delimitation, as its ultimate aim is not to empower, but “weaken” states like Punjab which have not accepted the saffron party.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday said the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies was the BJP’s “hidden attack” on states like Punjab.
He said it will lead to “political discrimination” and further “weaken” and “undermine” the federal structure of the country, which is already “under attack” from the BJP.
Warring warned that the Congress will launch a mass mobilisation drive across the state against delimitation, as its ultimate aim is not to empower, but “weaken” states like Punjab which have not accepted the saffron party.
At the same time, Warring dared the ruling Aam Aadmi Party to call a special session of the Punjab assembly and pass a resolution against delimitation to register strong and powerful dissent against the move.
He pointed out that the states which will be at a disadvantage include Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which have always rejected the BJP and those which will get a massive advantage include Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
“Does that leave any doubt about the actual aim and purpose of delimitation?” he asked.
In a statement, Warring said that the BJP government, knowing well that it cannot bulldoze this law on its own in Parliament, has used the Women’s Reservation Bill as a camouflage for this purpose.
“The government is trying to bring the law through the backdoor, which the Congress will not let it do,” he warned, while adding, “the Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in Parliament way back in September 2023”.
“Women’s reservation is not a favour, it’s their right. From Sonia Gandhi’s vision to today, Congress has always stood firmly for women’s political empowerment”.
“Implementation must be sincere, not symbolic,” he added.
