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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh calls talk of 50% seat increase for all States an ‘optical illusion’
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes the proposal to increase all States' seats by 50% as an 'optical illusion.' He argues the Constitution requires seat reallocation favoring more populous States unless the 1971 freeze is explicitly retained.
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