Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge he requested the Prime Minister to provide the Opposition the adequate time to study the proposals on delimitation before it is introduced in Parliament. File
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the government’s proposals on delimitation.
Mr. Kharge, making his letter public, stated that he has been writing to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju to convene an all-party meeting on delimitation since March, but he added that, ”Unfortunately, these requests had not been accepted.”
In his letter to Mr. Modi, he requested the Prime Minister to provide the Opposition the adequate time to study the revised proposals on delimitation before it is introduced in Parliament.
The Congress chief’s letter comes days after it emerged that the government is learnt to be working on multiple formulations to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats for all states by 50% to assuage the concerns of southern States, as it seeks to operationalise a fresh draft of the Constitution amendment Bill on women’s quota law.
The draft is being readied keeping in mind the concerns of the southern States that a population-based delimitation exercise would shrink their political power in the Lok Sabha.
Mr. Kharge also mentioned that, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, involving delimitation, failed to secure the required 2/3rd majority in Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026.
Top Congress leaders met in Delhi on Thursday (July 16, 2026) to discuss the party’s strategy during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning from July 20.
Senior Congress leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders deliberated on key issues to be taken up during the session.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published – July 16, 2026 04:41 pm IST
