India, March 21 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), lawmaker Tiruchi Siva on Thursday said it is incumbent on the Union government to explain the process of delimitation or redrawing of constituencies and address concerns of states which have followed the population control measures and are apprehensive that the impending exercise might affect their strength in the Lok Sabha.

In an interview to HT, the Rajya Sabha lawmaker, accused the government of opting for silence instead of addressing the issues being raised by the southern states including Tamil Nadu.

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Since the beginning of the session, you have been demanding a discussion on the issue of delimitation. What are the concerns that you want to flag?

- The delimitatio...