Vijayawada, June 6 -- Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on Friday slammed the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of undermining the rights of the southern states through "calculated strategies."

He said that the delimitation based on the population count in the 2027 census will be discriminatory to the southern states, which successfully implemented the family planning policies.

The Congress leader said that NITI Aayog was originally intended to function like the National Development Council -- bringing together all Chief Ministers and moving forward in the spirit of "Team India" and cooperative federalism.

"However, they have betrayed the southern states. It now appears that the Union Government is d...