Bhatti '2011 Census-based Delimitation May Threaten Southern States'

Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu here on Saturday stated that if constituency delimitation is carried out based solely on the 2011 Census, it could put the very existence of southern states at risk. 

He was speaking as the chief guest at the bicentenary celebrations of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule held at Ravindra Bharathi on Saturday. 

“If delimitation is conducted only on the basis of the 2011 population data without considering caste census



figures, southern states may lose their political significance, and governments at the Centre could be formed without their adequate representation,” he said.

He said the southern States were leading the way in driving social transformation and are collectively exerting pressure on the Centre for equitable policies. 

The Deputy Chief Minister alleged that the Centre has reduced the share of tax revenues allocated to southern states as part of a strategy to weaken them.