Kiren Rijiju-Rahul Gandhi Clash Over Women’s Quota: ‘Delimitation Needed For 2029’

He
said
the
law
p ovides
that
the
ese vatio
will
come
i to
effect
afte
a
delimitatio
exe cise
based
o
Ce sus
figu es
published
afte
2023,
which
mea s
figu es
published
afte
2026.

“The
exe cise
fo
publishi g
the
ce sus
figu es
afte
the
yea
2026
is
cu e tly
u de way;
howeve ,
this
may
take
substa tial
time
(due
to
caste
based
ce sus)
to
be
fi ally
published.
I
view
of
this,
it
may
esult
i
co side able
delay
i
the
impleme tatio
of
wome
ese vatio ,
at
least
ot
befo e
2034
Ge e al
Electio s,”
Rijiju
said.

He
a gued
that
if
wome ‘s
ese vatio
is
to
be
impleme ted
i
the
2029
ge e al
electio s,
delimitatio
would
have
to
be
ca ied
out
at
the
ea liest
usi g
the
latest
available
Ce sus
figu es.

“The efo e,
to
impleme t
the
wome
ese vatio
at
the
ext
ge e al
electio s
i
2029,
the
delimitatio
exe cise
eeds
to
be
u de take
at
the
ea liest,
based
o
the
latest
available
Ce sus
figu es,
as
published,”
Rijiju
said.

Rijiju
Cites
Defeat
Of
Co stitutio
Ame dme t
Bill

Rijiju
said
the
impleme tatio
methodology
had
bee
p oposed
u de
the
Delimitatio
Bill
2026,
which
was
i t oduced
i
the
Lok
Sabha
alo g
with
ame dme ts
to
the
Co stitutio .

He
fu the
poi ted
out
that
the
Co stitutio
(131st
Ame dme t)
Bill,
2026,
i t oduced
fo
this
pu pose,
had
bee
defeated.

His
ema ks
came
afte
Rahul
Ga dhi
questio ed
the
Ce t e’s
decisio
to
li k
the
impleme tatio
of
the
wome ‘s
ese vatio
law
with
delimitatio .

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Rahul
Says
Wome ‘s
Rese vatio
Bill
Al eady
Passed

Rahul
Ga dhi,
i
a
post
to
which
Rijiju
espo ded,
said
the
Wome ‘s
Rese vatio
Bill
had
al eady
bee
passed
u a imously
with
the
Co g ess’s
suppo t.

“M .
Rijiju,
who
would
k ow
bette
tha
you,
as
the
Mi iste
of
Pa liame ta y
Affai s—that
the
Wome ‘s
Rese vatio
Bill
2023
has
al eady
bee
passed
u a imously,
with
the
full
suppo t
of
the
Co g ess.”

Rahul
questio ed
why
the
legislatio
had
ot
bee
impleme ted
eve
afte
th ee
yea s
a d
objected
to
li ki g
it
to
delimitatio .

“The
questio
is,
why
has
it
still
ot
bee
impleme ted
eve
afte
th ee
yea s,
a d
why
do
you
ow
wa t
to
u ecessa ily
li k
it
to
delimitatio ?”

He
called
o
the
gove me t
to
impleme t
the
2023
law
without
co ditio s.

“Impleme t
the
2023
law.
Without
a y
co ditio s.”

Wome ‘s
Quota,
Delimitatio
At
Ce t e
Of
Deadlock

The
wome ‘s
ese vatio
law,
o
the
Na i
Shakti
Va da
Adhi iyam,
was
passed
by
both
Houses
of
Pa liame t
i
2023.
It
p ovides
fo
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
state
legislative
assemblies.

Its
impleme tatio ,
howeve ,
is
tied
to
a
futu e
delimitatio
exe cise
based
o
Ce sus
figu es.
The
Ce t e’s
cu e t
push
to
adva ce
the
impleme tatio
of
the
quota
befo e
the
2029
Lok
Sabha
electio s
has
the efo e
b ought
the
issue
of
delimitatio
to
the
ce t e
of
the
political
dispute.

The
p oposed
delimitatio
exe cise
would
i c ease
the
total
umbe
of
Lok
Sabha
seats
f om
543
to
850,
with
33%,
o
273
seats,
ese ved
fo
wome .

The
Oppositio
has
objected
to
populatio -based
delimitatio
usi g
the
2011
Ce sus,
a gui g
that
it
could
favou
o the
states,
whe e
populatio
g owth
has
bee
highe ,
ove
southe
states.

Ce t e-Oppositio
Sta doff
Co ti ues

The
issue
has
eme ged
amid
a
stalemate
i
Pa liame t,
with
the
Mo soo
sessio
vi tually
stalled
si ce
July
20.

As
the
Co stitutio
ame dme t
bill
equi es
a
two-thi ds
majo ity
i
Pa liame t,
the
gove me t
eeds
Oppositio
suppo t
to
pass
the
legislatio .

Rijiju
had
held
a
50-mi ute
discussio
with
Rahul
Ga dhi
o
August
5
to
seek
suppo t
fo
the
delimitatio -li ked
Co stitutio
Ame dme t
Bill
a d
the
ame ded
FCRA
bill.
Rijiju
is
also
lea t
to
have
co tacted
Rahul
by
pho e
o
August
6.

Rahul
is
lea t
to
have
co veyed
that
li ki g
wome ‘s
ese vatio
to
delimitatio
was
ot
acceptable
to
the
Oppositio .
He
also
i dicated
that
the
Co g ess
would
discuss
the
matte
i te ally
a d
with
its
INDIA
bloc
allies
befo e
commu icati g
its
positio .

With
just
a
week
emai i g
i
the
Mo soo
sessio ,
the
sta doff
ove
wome ‘s
ese vatio
a d
delimitatio
co ti ues.

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