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Opposition Meets to Strategize on Women's Quota, Delimitation Bills in Parliament

Floor leaders of Opposition parties are meeting to formulate their strategy for the ongoing special session of Parliament. The session aims to pass crucial legislation, including a bill to implement women's reservation for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and a contentious Delimitation Bill. While the government, led by Prime Minister Modi, is urging unanimous support for the women's quota, the opposition is firmly against the delimitation proposal. The Law and Home Ministers are set to introduce these key bills for consideration and passage.

Key Points: Opposition Strategy Meet for Parliament Session on Key Bills

  • Opposition to strategize on special session
  • Three key bills including women's quota
  • Delimitation Bill faces firm opposition
  • Government seeks cross-party support
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Opposition Floor Leaders to meet in RS LoP Kharge's office to finalise strategy for special Parliament session

Opposition floor leaders meet to finalize strategy for special Parliament session discussing women's reservation and delimitation bills.

"This is the wish of every sister and daughter of this country, and we must fulfil it with unanimity. - Narendra Modi"

New Delhi, April 16

Floor leaders of the Opposition parties will meet on Thursday in the office of LoP, Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House in the special session.

Three important bills are likely to be introduced in the special session of Parliament starting today, including one to reserve seats for women in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and another to redraw constituency boundaries.

The opposition is raising concerns about the reasons for changing these boundaries and increasing the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to a maximum of 850.

The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Delimitation Bill, 2026, are slated to be introduced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by Home Minister Amit Shah.

The government has convened a special sitting of Parliament on April 16, 17, and 18 to pass the amendment to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

The Law Minister is also slated to move a proposal in the Lok Sabha to suspend the provisions of Rule 66 with the objective of passing the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill and the Delimitation Bill together.

The motion states that this House "do suspend the proviso to rule 66 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha in its application to the motions for taking into consideration and passing of the Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in as much as these are dependent upon the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-first Amendment) Bill, 2026."

The government has been seeking opposition support for passing the amendment bill to implement the women's reservation bill from the 2029 Lok Sabha polls on the basis of the 2011 census.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged opposition parties to support the amendment to ensure the women's reservation comes into effect after the 2029 general elections.

"This is the wish of every sister and daughter of this country, and we must fulfil it with unanimity," he said at an event in Dehradun on Tuesday.

Opposition parties said on Wednesday that they fully support the early implementation of women's reservation but expressed firm opposition to the Delimitation Bill.

- ANI

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Rohit P
The delimitation part is concerning. Jumping from 543 to 850 seats is a massive change. What is the basis? Population data is old. Southern states will feel cheated as they controlled population growth. This needs a national consensus, not a rushed bill in a special session.
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Sarah B
Good to see the opposition uniting on a strategy. Parliament works best when there is healthy debate. Bundling three complex bills together and trying to suspend rules doesn't seem transparent. Each bill, especially one that changes the map of our constituencies, deserves separate, detailed discussion.
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Arjun K
The PM is right, this should be a unanimous decision for our mothers and sisters. But the opposition has a valid point on delimitation. Why not decouple the issues? Pass women's reservation with all-party support now, and have a separate, longer discussion on redrawing boundaries with fresh data.
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Kavya N
As a young voter, I want to see more women in power. It will change the kind of issues discussed in Parliament. But increasing seats to 850? Our Lok Sabha is already one of the largest in the world. More MPs means more cost to the exchequer. Is this necessary? 🤔
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Michael C
The procedural move to suspend Rule 66 is interesting. It shows the government's intent to fast-track this. While efficiency is good, constitutional amendments and redrawing the political map of India shouldn't be "fast-tracked". Deliberation is key. Hope the opposition's meeting leads to constructive suggestions.

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