Hyderabad, April 17 -- Telangana Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Friday said demands for equitable representation in the Lok Sabha were being wrongly portrayed, asserting that it is a legitimate constitutional right of states.

"Is it a fault to demand a proper and equitable representation of our people in the Lok Sabha? Is it a crime? We are just demanding our equal rights in the Indian Union of States, and we have every right to ask for it. That is the reason our Chief Minister was speaking about it," he said.

He further said concerns over proportional representation were being ignored.

"They were just speaking on the numbers, just imagining a big state having about 85 to 100 seats becoming almost double to 170 seats. Is it comparable at ...