Tamil Nadu BJP Criticizes JAC Meeting as Corruption Cover-up
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Synopsis
In a recent meeting, Tamil Nadu BJP leader Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan accused Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's Joint Action Council of being a cover for corruption, while BJP spokesperson C.R. Kesavan called the DMK's focus on delimitation a distraction from its governance failures.
Key Takeaways
- Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan critiques the JAC meeting.
- BJP stages protests against Chief Minister Stalin.
- DMK's delimitation focus called a diversion by BJP leaders.
- JAC meeting aims to address electoral delimitation concerns.
- Stalin warns that delimitation threatens federalism.
Chennai, March 22 (NationPress) Senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu and ex-Governor of Telangana and Puducherry, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, has labeled the Joint Action Council (JAC) meeting organized by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin as a maneuver to conceal corruption among the involved leaders.
The BJP organized a black flag demonstration against the meeting, reproaching Stalin for not exhibiting the same urgency in resolving significant matters such as the Cauvery and Mullaiperiyar water-sharing conflicts with Karnataka and Kerala.
BJP national spokesperson C.R. Kesavan stated that the DMK’s emphasis on delimitation serves as a distraction intended to shift focus away from what he termed the “corrupt, failed, and disastrous governance” of the DMK administration.
“The DMK’s politics of division through fear, along with its efforts to mislead and misinform the populace, will ultimately fail,” Kesavan remarked.
“Rahul Gandhi and Congress, with their inconsistent and self-serving position on delimitation, are participating in a highly reprehensible style of politics.”
The inaugural JAC meeting on ‘Fair Delimitation’ commenced in Chennai on Saturday, led by Chief Minister Stalin. Notable attendees included Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, along with representatives from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and Congress.
Despite an invitation, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) did not participate.
This JAC meeting represents the latest in Stalin’s wider outreach, which initiated with an all-party conference in Tamil Nadu on March 5.
That meeting united 58 registered political entities — excluding the BJP — who collectively set aside ideological differences to form a cohesive front against the proposed delimitation exercise slated for 2026.
The DMK and its allies contend that the suggested delimitation threatens India’s federal structure. They argue that it will unfairly diminish political representation for southern and eastern states — areas that have excelled in population control, economic advancement, healthcare, education, and social welfare.
Despite Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent guarantee in Coimbatore that southern states would retain all parliamentary seats, the Tamil Nadu government continued with the JAC meeting.
The DMK disregarded Shah’s remarks, made during a public rally and not in an official context, as non-binding and lacking legal authority.
“The existing delimitation process jeopardizes the very foundation of Indian federalism,” Stalin cautioned in a video message on Friday.
“States that have effectively managed population growth and made substantial contributions to national progress should not be penalized. Such actions would undermine the essence of democracy,” he stated.
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