Ten days after the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die, the absence of any word on its prorogation has triggered a political row, with the Congress questioning whether the delay is linked to a possible attempt by the government to muster the numbers required to push through a Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitation.Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die (for an indefinite period) on August 13.In a post on X on Jattvibeday, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the gap between adjournment sine die and prorogation is generally two to four days, though there have been occasions when both have taken place on the same day.He pointed out that 10 days had now elapsed without any information on the prorogation of the House.“The time gap between the adjournment of the Lok Sabha sine die and its prorogation is generally two to four days – although there are many instances when adjournment and prorogation have taken place on the very same day. Ten days have gone by since this Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die but still there is no information on its prorogation,” the Rajya Sabha MP said.Stating that the delay is not unprecedented, Ramesh cited the Monsoon Sessions of 2015 and 2021, when the gaps were 28 and 20 days respectively. However, he stressed that the circumstances were different then.He said, “It is true that the gap for the Monsoon session in 2015 was 28 days and in 2021 it was 20 days. But there were no diabolical moves afoot then”.“What explains the abnormal delay now?” Ramesh asked, doubting that the government could be exploring ways to secure the two-thirds majority needed for a Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitation.He specifically questioned whether Union Home Minister Amit Shah was still attempting to cobble together the numbers required to pass such legislation in a possible Special Session of Parliament.“What explains the abnormal delay now? Is the Union Home Minister still in search of his 2/3rd majority to get the Constitutional Amendment Bill on Delimitation passed in a Special Session?” the Congress general secretary said.The Congress leader’s remarks come against the backdrop of the government’s earlier handling of parliamentary proceedings.The Budget Session was similarly not prorogued immediately, before a Special Session was convened in which the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, linking delimitation with women’s reservation, was introduced.The proposed constitutional measure, however, failed to secure the required two-thirds majority and was defeated on the floor of the House.