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Kharge seeks all-party meet on delimitation before Monsoon session
Telegraph India··17 Jul
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 16 seeking an all-party meeting on revised delimitation before the Monsoon session opens on July 20. The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill failed to secure a two-thirds majority on April 17. Reports suggest the Centre may reintroduce it with a uniform fifty percent Lok Sabha seat increase across states.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Lok Sabha seat distribution may change under a delimitation bill.
- The Monsoon session starting July 20 will debate the constitutional amendment.
- Southern states worry about fair parliamentary representation.
What's Happening
- Kharge wrote to PM Modi on July 16 seeking an all-party meeting.
- The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill failed on April 17.
- Reports suggest a uniform fifty percent seat increase across states.
Delimitation Context
- Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
- Jairam Ramesh said opposition parties fully oppose the delimitation bill.
- Kharge wants consultation before the Monsoon session begins.
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