As the Central government is set to table the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in a Special Session of Parliament scheduled for 16th and 17th April, the Congress party has declared its opposition to the Delimitation proposal.
The same political party that advocates ‘Jitni aabadi utna haq’ has said that while they back the women’s reservation, they are against the delimitation proposal that will raise the strength of the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850.
Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said, “Election campaigning is underway in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. In the middle of this, they have brought these three bills. Here, they have brought a constitution amendment bill which connects women’s reservation and delimitation. This delimitation is very dangerous. Union Home Minister and many other ministers have said the parliamentary seats in Lok Sabha will be increased by 50%, and seats in all states will be increased proportionately. This has not been mentioned in the bill being brought. Based on this bill, the proportion (of seats) of many states will decrease.”
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“The way the delimitation commission worked in J&K and Assam has made it clear that the commission is a tool in the hands of the BJP to gain a majority. All opposition parties want women’s reservation to be done based on 543 parliamentary seats. We are against the provisions of delimitation. We want women’s reservation to be implemented from the next Lok Sabha elections,” he added.
