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BJP poaching Opposition MPs to push women’s quota, delimitation Bill: Congress

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The Congress on Friday accused the BJP of attempting to engineer a two-thirds majority in Parliament by breaking Opposition parties after reports claimed that the NDA was preparing to revive the Constitution amendment Bill, linking delimitation with women reservation, once it secured the required numbers.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was trying to secure the numbers needed for the passage of the 131st Constitution amendment Bill, 2026, after the legislation was defeated in Parliament earlier this year.“Never before has anybody tried to engineer a two-thirds majority for his party in the Lok Sabha as the Home Minister is desperately doing these days in the run-up to the monsoon session,” Ramesh said.Referring to the Bill’s defeat on April 17, Ramesh said the NDA had failed to secure the required support for the “dangerous Constitution amendment Bill dealing with delimitation”.Claiming that the setback had intensified the BJP’s efforts to expand its numbers in Parliament, the Congress leader alleged that attempts were being made to break Opposition parties and undermine democratic processes.“Stung by that resounding defeat, he (Shah) is now busy breaking Opposition parties and making a complete mockery of democracy. The fight is on. His evil designs must not and will not succeed,” Ramesh said.The remarks came after senior government sources indicated that the NDA was actively working to ensure the passage of the 131st Constitution amendment Bill, which links the implementation of women’s reservation to the delimitation exercise.According to top ministerial sources, the government is prepared to bring the legislation either during the upcoming monsoon session or through a special session once it secures the two-thirds majority in both Houses.“The Bill is our topmost priority. Once we cross the two-thirds mark, we will pilot the Bill. Why monsoon session? We will bring it even through a special session of Parliament provided we get the numbers,” a senior minister had said.The minister was speaking on the eve of the BJP-led NDA government completing 12 years in office under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Sources said the ruling alliance was banking on support from the breakaway group of Trinamool Congress MPs who are expected to back the NDA in the Lok Sabha. With the NDA currently holding 293 seats in the House, support from 20 breakaway TMC MPs could take its strength to 313, bringing it closer to the numbers required for a constitutional amendment.The Congress, however, has framed the BJP’s efforts as an attempt to alter the parliamentary arithmetic through defections and vowed to oppose such move.

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