Preparations Underway for a Special Parliamentary Session on the Delimitation Bill; Congress and AAP Raise Questions, BJP Hits Back

Preparations Underway for a Special Parliamentary Session on the Delimitation Bill; Congress and AAP Raise Questions, BJP Hits Back

The Modi government may soon convene a special session of Parliament to implement women’s reservation. Under a proposed constitutional amendment, there are plans to increase the current 543 Lok Sabha seats to 850 through a process of delimitation. The government states that this will pave the way for providing 33 percent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislative assemblies. However, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have questioned the government’s intentions regarding the delimitation process, as well as the proposed increase in the number of seats. Meanwhile, the BJP has hit back at the opposition’s objections. The government also appears to have the support of its NDA allies on this issue.