Former Minister M.K. Muneer, MLA, has said that the Kerala High Court order suspending the delimitation of eight municipalities and a panchayat on Thursday was a huge blow to the State government as the matter was not discussed in the Legislative Assembly before implementing it.
Reacting to the court verdict, which was based on a complaint filed by Indian Union Muslim League councillors, Mr. Muneer said the IUML would continue the legal battle against delimitation which was being implemented on the basis of the Census of 2011.
“We will make sure that the order is extended to the other local bodies of similar nature where delimitation was carried out based on the 2011 Census twice,” he said, alleging that while the creation of more local bodies based on the latest population was the need of the hour, the CPI(M) was playing politics by redefining the ward borders in their favour.
Published – December 21, 2024 11:06 am IST