Amit Shah chairs southern CMs meet: Delimitation, water disputes dominate talks
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting on Thursday in Mamallapuram, bringing together southern state leaders to deliberate on national issues and inter-state disputes.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay urged states to act as an integrated economic region, arguing that southern states require fair fiscal treatment and autonomy to continue driving India's economic growth.
- Vijay proposed extending the Bengaluru Metro from Bommasandra in Karnataka to Hosur in Tamil Nadu, and asserted that river management must follow judicial decisions, specifically maintaining the 152 feet limit for Mullai Periyar.
- State leaders discussed reclaiming tax flexibility as the current GST framework under Article 279A limits revenue levers, while preparing for the next Finance Commission's fiscal devolution deliberations.
- This session followed a "courtesy visit" by Vijay to Shah on Wednesday night, and the Union Home Minister concluded Thursday's engagement by visiting the ancient shore temple complex in Mamallapuram.
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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Thursday called for an early resolution of long-pending water disputes among southern states, saying water was central to the region’s agriculture, industry, environment and public health. Addressing the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Mahabalipuram, Amit Shah said South India had emerged as a major contributor to the country’s growth, particularly in IT, automobiles, pha…
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Amit Shah chairs southern CMs meet: Delimitation, water disputes dominate talks
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in Tamil Nadu, where chief ministers raised key political, economic and inter-state issues. Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar called for the 1971 Census to remain the basis for delimitation. Water disputes also featured prominently, with Shivakumar raising the Mekedatu project and Kerala CM V D Satheesan flagging the Mullaperiyar dam issue. Healthcare, infrastructure, enviro…
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In what comes across as a nose cut for the Congress, its ally TVK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday, 20 August 2026, called on the Union government to provide a clear legislative assurance that no State would lose its share of parliamentary representation as a consequence of successful population stabilisation, as reported in The New Indian Express. Addressing the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council at Mahaba…
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