Kiren Rijiju, Rahul Gandhi spar on issue of implementation of women's quota
Rijiju said a fresh delimitation is needed to meet the 2029 target, while Gandhi said the 2023 law should be implemented without conditions.
- On Saturday, August 8, 2026, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sparred over implementing the women's reservation law, with Rijiju calling Gandhi's recent video a "visible change of heart."
- The government seeks to link the 33% Women's Reservation Act, 2023, to a future delimitation exercise based on post-2026 Census figures, which could delay implementation until the 2034 General Elections.
- Gandhi demanded the government "implement the 2023 law" immediately without conditions, questioning why the legislation has not been operationalized after three years.
- The government failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority for the Constitution Bill, 2026, in April, though Rijiju recently held a 50-minute discussion with Gandhi seeking support.
- BJP official Amit Malviya accused Congress of "resisting proportional representation," while Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged the government uses women's reservation as a "smokescreen" to push delimitation using obsolete 2011 Census data.
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'Why link it to delimitation?': Rahul, Rijiju spar over women's quota
The Congress and BJP are engaged in a political spat over the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill and its proposed link to delimitation, with Rahul Gandhi urging unconditional implementation of the 2023 law and Kiren Rijiju highlighting the constitutional requirement for delimitation based on post-2026 census figures.
Women's quota rollout sparks Rijiju-Rahul war of words
New Delhi: The Congress and BJP sparred on Saturday, August 8, over the women’s quota and delimitation bills after Rahul Gandhi said that no country can be successful if its women do not express themselves, prompting Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to call it a “visible change of heart” and express the hope that the opposition party will support the proposed legislation. Responding to Rijiju’s comments on X, Gandhi hit back, saying, …
Rijiju, Rahul spar on issue of implementation of women's quota
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Congress and BJP sparred on Saturday over the women’s quota and delimitation bills after Rahul Gandhi said that no country can be successful if its women do not express themselves, prompting Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to call it a “visible change of heart” and express the hope that […]
Kiren Rijiju, Rahul Gandhi spar on issue of implementation of women's quota
Congress and BJP leaders exchanged sharp words regarding women's reservation and delimitation legislation. Rahul Gandhi questioned the delay in implementing the 2023 women's reservation law. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju explained the implementation depends on future census and delimitation exercises. He highlighted the need for delimitation to enable women's reservation in upcoming elections.
'Why link it to delimitation?': Rahul Gandhi, Rijiju spar over Women's Reservation Bill
Rahul Gandhi and Kiren Rijiju sparred over the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, with Gandhi demanding its implementation without conditions and Rijiju arguing that delimitation is necessary to ensure the quota takes effect from 2029.
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