Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday criticised the government over the proposed Delimitation Bill, alleging undue haste and comparing it to the rollout of demonetisation. He described the exercise as “political demonetisation”.Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Constitution Amendment, the Congress leader stressed that the exercise would unfairly penalise southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which have made significant progress in population control.“States that have performed well will bear the brunt of delimitation,” he said, calling the move an “attack on the federal structure”.Tharoor also raised concerns over the proposed expansion of the Lok Sabha to 850 seats, cautioning that such a large House could become “unworkable.” He pointed out that while the government plans to increase the strength of the Lower House, there has been no corresponding move to expand the Rajya Sabha, which he said would create a serious institutional imbalance between the two Houses of Parliament.“The absence of any proposal to increase the size of the Rajya Sabha raises a serious question,” he noted, warning that it could disrupt the delicate balance of India’s bicameral system.On women’s reservation, Tharoor criticised the government for linking what he called a “moral imperative” to a complex and contentious administrative process. Referring to the Prime Minister’s claim that the government had delivered “Nari Shakti” a gift of justice, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said the proposal had been “wrapped in barbed wire” by linking its rollout to the expansion of Parliament, reliance on 2011 Census data, and a future delimitation exercise.Questioning the rationale behind the move, he asked why women’s reservation should be “entangled with a demographic minefield,” arguing that the policy was “ready for harvest” and should be implemented without delay.Tharoor warned that linking it to delimitation would effectively hold the aspirations of Indian women “hostage” to one of the most complex and politically sensitive exercises in the country’s administrative history.Reiterating his party’s stance, Tharoor said the Congress supports the women’s reservation measure but insisted that delimitation should be put on hold until broader concerns are addressed.