The Congress on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) asked the Narendra Modi government whether it had a fresh proposal on delimitation, and why it was “stubbornly refusing” to convene an all-party meeting.
Instead of boosting the plantation economy from time to time, Kiren Rijiju should now answer three pointed questions. This has been the consistent demand of all Opposition parties articulated by Mallikarjun Kharge ji not once or twice but six times in writing—four times to the PM and twice to Kiren Rijiju himself. Mr. Ramesh was responding to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju’s letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an all-party meeting before bringing any fresh delimitation proposal to Parliament. “He (Mr. Rijiju) does not mention that the HM (Home Minister) had apparently made some commitments in those consultations that were NOT contained in the Constitution Amendment Bill,” Mr. Rijiju’s letter. In his letter to Mr. Kharge.
The Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge ji had written to the PM on Oct 16, 2026 on Delimitation. In his reply, Kiren Rijiju has referred to the HM’s selective consultations on delimitation with some political parties in March 2026. He does not mention that the HM had apparently made some commitments in those consultations that were NOT contained in the Constitution Amendment Bill that was taken up on April 16, 2026. The Bill was deservedly and decisively defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026. 1. Does the Modi Govt have a firm NEW proposal for delimitation that it has discussed with any party? 2. Why is the Modi Govt stubbornly refusing to call an All-Party meeting on Delimitation, present its NEW proposal in a transparent manner and hear the views of all parties in a collective forum? 3. Is it the Modi Govt’s intention to bring back the defeated Bill and make another attempt to get it passed with a super-tainted two-thirds majority, that will no doubt fail again? Kharge on Monday (October 19, 2026), Mr.
Most of the parties that were consulted (according to Kiren Rijiju) had voted AGAINST the Bill. Ramesh said, referring to Mr. “Instead of boosting the plantation economy”, he asked the Minister to clarify: “Does the Modi Government have a firm NEW proposal for delimitation that it has discussed with any party? He also asked why the government was refusing to “present its NEW proposal in a transparent manner and hear the views of all parties in a collective forum”. His third question was whether the government intended to bring back the defeated Bill and try to secure its passage with a “super-tainted” two-thirds majority. “That will no doubt fail again,” he added. Rijiju said the government had consistently sought the Opposition’s support for the delimitation-linked women’s reservation legislation, and expected the Congress to cooperate. “I am writing to you to clarify certain points and place on record the facts regarding the efforts made by the government to engage with the Opposition on this subject,” Mr. Rijiju said in his letter to Mr.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju replied to this letter yesterday.
