Questioning the delay in proroguing the Monsoon session of Parliament, the Congress on Sunday (August 23, 2026) asked whether Union Home Minister Amit Shah was still in search of his “tainted” two-thirds majority to get the delimitation-linked Constitutional Amendment Bill passed in a special session.
“What explains the abnormal delay now? “It is true that the gap for the Monsoon session in 2015 was 28 days and in 2021 it was 20 days. Is the Union Home Minister still in search of his tainted 2/3rd majority to get the Constitutional Amendment Bill on Delimitation passed in a Special Session?
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the time gap between the adjournment of the Lok Sabha sine die and its prorogation (formal end) is generally two to four days, although there are many instances when adjournment and prorogation have taken place on the very same day. But there were no diabolical moves afoot then,” the Congress leader said on X. Ramesh said.
He also shared the screenshot of a page from M.N. Kaul and S.L. The President, in exercising the power to prorogue the House, acts on the advice of the Prime Minister.
“Termination of a session of the House by an order made by the President under Article 85(2) is called prorogation.
Shakdher’s “Practice and Procedure of Parliament” to highlight the process of prorogation of the House.
The Prime Minister may consult the Cabinet before the advice is submitted to the President.”
The Congress had said earlier that it was the Opposition’s “success” that the attempt to get a “tainted” two-thirds majority was underway, but it could not succeed and the Constitution Amendment Bill involving delimitation could not be brought.
Ramesh had said that regarding delimitation, the Congress was in favour of keeping the current number of Lok Sabha seats — 543 — unchanged for the next 25 years. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Mr.
“The Congress Working Committee reinforces its demand that the constitutional freeze on the current strength of the Lok Sabha and its present allocation among the states be extended for the next 25 years, while one-third reservation for women be implemented from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections itself,” the CWC resolution said.
