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Kharge Urges PM Modi for All-Party Meeting on Delimitation, Flags Parliament Delay
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Moneycontrol•16-10-2026, 16:10
Kharge Urges PM Modi for All-Party Meeting on Delimitation, Flags Parliament Delay
- •Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to convene an all-party meeting to discuss delimitation proposals.
- •Kharge highlighted an unprecedented 64-day delay in proroguing Parliament following the adjournment of the Monsoon Session on August 13.
- •The opposition leader criticized the government for attempting to rush previous constitutional amendment bills without adequate stakeholder consultation.
- •This marks the fourth time Kharge has requested an all-party meeting regarding the government's legislative proposals on delimitation.
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointing out an unprecedented 64-day delay in proroguing both Houses of Parliament following the adjournment of the Monsoon Session on August 13, 2026.
Mallikarjun Kharge urged PM Modi to convene an all-party meeting to discuss delimitation proposals and called for maintaining the Lok Sabha's existing strength of 543 for another 25 years, alongside introducing a one-third reservation for women starting from the 2029 elections.
The Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitation failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026, falling short by a decisive margin.
