Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to convene an all-party meeting to discuss proposed legislation on delimitation and amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), which he described as “draconian” in nature.”Any legislation related to delimitation has not been included in the parliamentary bulletin listing government business to be taken up during the upcoming Monsoon Session of P…
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning from July 20, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its political outreach as government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to reintroduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which seeks to implement women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha while linking it with the proposed delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies. The Bill could not secure the required two-thirds majority during Parliament’s spe…
Jammu, July 12 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-ruled Central government, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed on Sunday that the delimitation process was done for ‘backdoor rule’.Addressing a gathering of supporters here, Omar Abdullah accused the BJP-led Centre of reneging on its commitments and attempting to weaken regional political parties.“People of Jammu and Kashmir have waited long enough for the restoration of statehood, and further delay is unaccept…
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Satish Poonia on Monday strongly backed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying India should have one law for all citizens.Addressing the media at the Circuit House in Jodhpur, the BJP leader also described delimitation as a constitutional process and criticised Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot over their stance on constitutional institutions.Advocating the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, Poonia said a single legal f…
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday raised the Keonjhar incident in the Odisha Assembly, stating that it has severely tarnished the state’s image at the national and international level.Speaking during the Special Session on women’s participation in Indian democracy in Odisha Assembly, Patnaik said the incident occurred in the Chief Minister’s home district, making it even more concerning, particularly at a time when the House was delibe…
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) Taking serious note of the gathering of lawmakers belonging to the Congress in the Assembly premises under the pretext of holding a ‘parallel session’, Haryana Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan on Tuesday wrote a letter to Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Hooda, seeking clarification. The Assembly secretariat also sought a reply from the Chief Secretary on the issue.The Speaker stated that this “act not only appears to be contrary to parliamentary traditions but a…
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) supremo and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday announced a state-wide ‘Dhikkar March’ (March of Condemnation) to be held across Bihar on April 22, aimed at protesting against opposition parties over issues related to women’s representation and delimitation. Addressing the media persons in Patna, Kushwaha alleged that opposition parties had obstructed the passage of key legislations, including the Women’s Reservation and Delimit…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The introduction of three key bills in the special sitting of Parliament – Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026, Delimitation Bill 2026 and Union Territories (Amendment) Bill could have set in motion – one of India’s most consequential electoral reforms since Independence but the amendment failed to fetch two-thirds majority and eventually fell through in the House, stalling all three of them in one stroke. The Women’s Reservation Bill, which could have becom…
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday said that the Opposition put up stiff resistance to the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 and defeated it in the Lok Sabha because of pressing concerns that it was being used as a cover to alter the political and demographical map of the country, under the guise of women’s reservation. Speaking to IANS, Tewari criticised the tone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the address to the nation on the Women’s Reservation Bill…
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has called for the immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and State Assemblies, strongly opposing any move to link the measure with delimitation. Reacting after the fall of the delimitation-linked 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, Haasan said a Private Member’s Bill has now been introduced by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament P. Wilson to provide women’s reservation with…