Jagtial, April 18 -- BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday lambasted the Central government for linking the women's reservation with the delimitation process, saying that there was no need for the same.

He warned of "severe protests" if the existing seat share for South India in Parliament doesn't remain intact.

The Women's Reservation Bill was already passed by the Parliament in 2023. There was no need for this Bill to be linked with the delimitation exercise. Knowing fully well that if 2011's census becomes the basis for delimitation, southern India will lose out heavily," KTR told ANI.

He accused the Centre of "stifling the voice of southern India" while criticising its attempt to make the 2011 census the basis for delimitat...