Muzaffarpur: Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday sharpened his pitch for delimitation reform, using his party’s ‘Constitutional Rights, Delimitation Reform Maha Rally’ in Muzaffarpur to project political strength ahead of Bihar’s assembly elections.
Addressing a packed crowd at Muzaffarpur Club Ground, Kushwaha, leader of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), argued that northern states, including Bihar, were being short-changed under the current system, where parliamentary representation and funding allocations do not reflect population realities.
“In North India, there is one MP for every 31 lakh people, while in the southern states, it is one MP for every 21 lakh,” he said. “The basis of delimitation is population, but for the last 50 years it has been postponed repeatedly. The Hindi-speaking states have paid the price — not just in seats, but also in reduced funding across central schemes.”
मुज़फ्फरपुर: : बिहार वासियों के हक़-हुक़ूक़ की खातिर राष्ट्रीय लोक मोर्चा के संघर्ष के क्रम में आयोजित “संवैधानिक अधिकार, परिसीमन सुधार” महारैली में जनसैलाबी आशीर्वाद के तौर पर शामिल आमजनों एवं #RLM के कर्मठ, ओजस्वी व संघर्षशील साथियों के प्रति हृदयतल से आभार 🙏#परिसीमन_सुधार… pic.twitter.com/RVsl7cBopF
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The rally, billed as a show of strength, comes as the NDA finalises its seat-sharing formula for the upcoming polls. RLM’s public push on delimitation is seen as an attempt to stake a stronger claim within the alliance.
Kushwaha did not miss the opportunity to attack the opposition, particularly RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, over the domicile policy. “Those who implemented this policy while in power are now raising their voices against it,” he said.
Touching on broader social concerns, he warned that population control cannot rely on policy alone. “Among educated women in Bihar, fertility rates have fallen rapidly, but rates among uneducated women remain well above the national average,” he said. “Population control requires public awareness and empowerment.”
He further linked population disparities to funding inequities: “When their population was growing and ours was not, there was no opposition to delimitation. Now that the situation has reversed, they are resisting it.”
Reiterating his reformist image, Kushwaha reminded the crowd that RLM was the first party to demand the recruitment of teachers via the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) and one of the earliest national voices against the judicial collegium system.
