The Monsoon Session of Parliament has not been officially closed despite passing 25 days since its adjournment, according to the Congress. The Union government is reportedly seeking support for the delimitation bill, which requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass.
The Congress party has alleged that the Monsoon Session of Parliament remains unprorogued, contrary to norm, as the Union government seeks to find a majority for the delimitation bill. The bill aims to amend the boundaries of electoral constituencies.
According to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, 'normally, prorogation takes place three to four days' after a Parliament session is adjourned sine die. However, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has kept the Monsoon Session ‘on ventilator’.
The process of fixing the boundaries of electoral constituencies is called delimitation. In April, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government introduced the 2026 Constitution 131st Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the 2023 Women’s Reservation Act and redraw the boundaries of electoral constituencies.
The bill, one of the three draft legislations that were introduced, required a two-thirds majority of votes in Parliament to pass. The ruling National Democratic Alliance does not have a two-thirds majority of MPs in any House, necessitating the support of Opposition parties to pass the amendment.
The consideration of the bill was rejected by the Lok Sabha with 298 MPs voting in its favour and 230 against. Before the Monsoon Session began on July 20, Union minister Ramdas Athawale was quoted as saying by PTI that the delimitation bill would be passed in the House. However, amid a deadlock in Parliament about the police using excessive force against youth protesters in Delhi, the bill was not listed.
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