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New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share with all political parties the government\u2019s proposals for delimitation and called for a 25-year freeze on the Lok Sabha\u2019s existing strength of 543, as well as the introduction of one-third reservation for women from the 2029 elections.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, in a letter to the PM, the Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition renewed his demand for an all-party meeting on delimitation, urging him not to rush through any proposal in Parliament without giving political parties and state governments adequate time to examine its implications.<\/p>\n
The Congress president\u2019s fresh letter comes amid indications from the Indian Minister of Parliamentary Affairs that a special session of Parliament could be convened, setting the stage for a potentially major political confrontation over the future composition of the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n
He said that he had earlier written to the PM on July 16, seeking an all-party meeting to discuss the government\u2019s proposed approach to delimitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am writing now to reiterate this request since the Parliamentary Affairs Minister publicly stated in a television interview that a special session of Parliament could well be convened,\u201d Kharge said. He also suggested that this could explain the continued delay in the prorogation of the monsoon session.<\/p>\n
He further said that the Congress had a clear position on the contentious issue and listed three demands: Maintain the existing strength of the Lok Sabha at 543 for another 25 years; maintain the existing state-wise strength in the Lok Sabha for another 25 years and introduce one-third reservation for women from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an issue that has enormous significance for the country\u2026 Please do not again try to bulldoze as you attempted on April 16 and 17,\u201d Kharge said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share with all political parties the government\u2019s proposals for delimitation and called for a 25-year freeze on the Lok Sabha\u2019s existing strength of 543, as well as the introduction of one-third reservation for women from the 2029 elections. According to Kashmir Media …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":209055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n