Hyderabad : The ruling TRS party and opposition Congress party in Telangana State strongly opposed the Union government's announcement of the delimitation of Assembly constituencies in the two Telugu States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would take at least 10 years till 2031.

Stating that the union government has made the promise of the delimitation of Assembly constituencies in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the AP Reorgansiation act 2014, the ruling TRS said that the delay in the creation of new constituencies would deprive the backward sections from entering the legislative bodies. TRS senior leader and State Planning Board Vice Chairman B Vinod Kumar said, "Under the Reorganisation act, the total number of assembly constituencies would be increased which ultimately would help to provide a political platform for SC and STs particularly to get more number of reserved seats and this would help them to empower socially and politically in the State." The union government informed in the Parliament the last census has been done in 2011 before the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and hence fresh census is must for delimitation of the constituencies, he added.

Vinod pointed out that amending the Act is a small issue. ''If there is a will there will be a way. The Centre has transferred seven mandals of Telangana even after the opposition by government, why can't it take up delimitation," questioned the Planning Board VC and demanded the government to immediately increase the number of constituencies from the present 119 to 153. AICC official spokesperson D Sravan said that it is the responsibility of the union government to fulfill the promises made in the reorganization act.

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