Bengaluru, April 19 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President DK Shivakumar on Sunday accused the BJP-led central government of plotting a "political surgical strike" on South India in the name of implementing women's reservation, alleging that the move is aimed at weakening the political representation of southern states.
In a statement, Shivakumar said the condition linking women's reservation to constituency delimitation was "extremely dangerous" and described it as a "conspiracy" to disadvantage states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala that have controlled population growth.
He alleged that while southern states have contributed to national development through population control measures, the Centre was now planning t...