Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said early delimitation using the latest Census figures would be needed to implement women’s reservation in the 2029 elections. His remarks came amid an exchange with Rahul Gandhi over the legislation and its implementation timeline
The Women’s Reservation Bill failed to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, stalling key electoral reforms. Opposition parties opposed its linkage with delimitation, delaying the implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected Pakistan’s remarks on India’s delimitation process, with spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserting it as an internal matter, amid Lok Sabha debates on key bills related to women’s reservation and constituency delimitation
