2 min readUpdated: Apr 15, 2026 05:15 PM IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Opposition supports the women’s reservation Bill but is against delimitation. Speaking after the Opposition meeting, Kharge said: “We are in favour of women’s reservation… They are playing tricks with delimitation. We have one stand… All Opposition parties have decided. We oppose this Bill. We are not against women’s reservation. There is no clarity on Census… We are against delimitation bill definitely”.
Kharge said that the Opposition will vote against the delimitation bill.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asserted that the BJP was going to lose elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and that the “delimitation commission is a weapon in BJP’s hands to get a majority”.
Ramesh said: “We had demanded that women’s reservation should be implemented from 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Our demand was ignored. Now suddenly, they have decided in the middle of elections. They are going to lose in Bengal and Tamil Nadu. They have brought these three bills in the middle of elections. They have linked delimitation and women’s reservation.”The delimitation commission is a weapon in BJP’s hands to get a majority. We demand that 1/3rd reservation be given to women with existing Lok Sabha strength,” he added.
