Controversy Erupts Over Women's Reservation and Delimitation in Parliament

The Congress accuses the government of using delimitation as a strategy to exert political influence in the name of women's reservation. The opposition argues that the current women's quota law should be implemented immediately without linking it to delimitation, alleging that the BJP is exploiting the process as a political weapon.

The Congress party has charged the government with leveraging delimitation as a political tool under the guise of implementing women's reservation. On Thursday, during a heated debate, Congress leaders asserted that the essence of women's reservation is being overshadowed by strategic political gerrymandering.

In a biting critique, opposition leader Gogoi accused the ruling BJP of employing delimitation to augment its political leverage across the nation instead of genuinely committing to women's reservation. He criticized the amendments proposed in the women's quota law, labeling them as anti-women, anti-caste census, and anti-federal structure.

Despite a constitution amendment and two associated bills being introduced in the Lok Sabha, the Congress urged for the immediate implementation of women's reservations based on the existing Lok Sabha strength, and disassociated from delimitation. Amid contentious exchanges, the government faced allegations of weakening constitutional norms and exploiting delimitation tactically in regions like Jammu-Kashmir and Assam.

(With inputs from agencies.)