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“Delimitation is not a Congress issue or an INDIA bloc issue alone; it is a national issue because it concerns India’s democratic and constitutional framework,” Mr. Venugopal said
In his letter, O'Brien noted that although no legislation on delimitation appears in the bulletin listing government business for the Monsoon session.
The Bills moved by the government did not align with the oral promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on the floor of Parliament and in interactions with representatives of political parties
The Constitution still mandates seat reallocation in favour of more populous States unless the 1971 freeze is explicitly retained, the Congress leader says
Government to table Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill that will make the intentional insult of, or disruption during, the singing of Vande Mataram a punishable offence
Citing the government's “dubious record of mocking parliamentary rules of procedure and conventions, O' Brien questioned the governing party's "intention".
The protest would demand the implementation of 33% reservation for women without linking it to the Census and delimitation exercise