Congress urges DMK and TDP to block any unfreezing of Lok Sabha seats
Ahead of the Monsoon Session, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh urged the DMK and TDP to defend their record on delimitation and keep the 1971 Census as the basis for Lok Sabha seats, favouring a freeze until 2051. He dismissed talk of a uniform 50% seat rise as meaningless under Article 81(2)(a), noting the 131st Amendment Bill fell in April.