Ten days after both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die, the Monsoon session is yet to end formally, giving rise to speculation that the government wants to pass a key legislation without convening a new session.
Shah. However, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. There has been strong speculation that the government could bring the bill to amend the women’s reservation law to ensure its implementation before the 2029 parliamentary polls. Speculation over the government’s next move on the delimitation-linked Women’s Reservation Bill has refused to die down after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay raised the issue at the August 21 Southern Zonal Council meeting in Mahabalipuram that was chaired by Mr. Shivakumar, who also attended the Mahabalipuram meeting, demanded that the central government retain the existing number of Lok Sabha seats – 543 – for the next 25 years.
The President convenes and prorogues the session on the recommendation of the government, according to constitutional provisions. The Congress on Sunday (August 23) raised questions over the session not being prorogued even 10 days after it was adjourned sine die and asked whether Union Home Minister Amit Shah was still in search of his “super-tainted” two-thirds majority to get the delimitation-linked Constitutional amendment bill passed in a special session. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the time gap between the sine die adjournment of the Lok Sabha and its prorogation is generally two to four days, although there are many instances when both have taken place on the same day. “I urge the Union government to provide a clear legislative assurance that no state will suffer a reduction in its percentage of representation in Parliament on account of its success in population stabilisation,” Mr. Vijay said.
