Congress raises concern over proposed LS expansion bill

(NEW DELHI):The Indian National Congress(IN) has raised a concern over the propsed bill to increase the size of the Lok Sabha,warning that the bill will disadvantage smaller smaller states in the South,North East,and West.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized in social media that the Modi Govt is proposing to bulldoze a Bill to increase the size of the Lok Sabha by 50% and the number of seats allocated to each state is also proposed to be increased by 50%.

The argument that a 50% increase in seats across-the-board is equitable is deceptiveadding Ramesh said,proportions may not change for the present but there are deeper implications that cannot be wished away.

He alleged that any increase in the gap in the existing strengths of different states in the Lok Sabha will place South Indian states at a disadvantage.

Giving instance, Ramesh said currently Uttar Pradesh has 80 seats and Tamil Nadu has 39. With the proposed Bill, UP’s strength will zoom to 120 while Tamil Nadu will crawl up to at best 59.

Similarly, Kerala could increase from 20 Lok Sabha seats to 30 seats, while Bihar would move from 40 to 60 seats. Overall, the southern states will gain 66 seats while the northern states will gain 200 seats,the congress leader said.

He alleged that Mr. Modi is unilaterally preparing a law which will disadvantage smaller states in the South, Northeast, and West.

The Chief Minister of Telangana has already raised an alarm. Others may very well follow as this proposal becomes officially public.

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